Who's Who of Indian Musicians (WWIM), originally published by Sangeet Natak Akademi: National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (SNA) in two editions (1968 and 1984), is a voluminous directory of Indian musicians. The directory data was collected from vocalists and instrumentalists of Hindustani and Carnatic traditions, and other various genres including folk music. It is possible to use overall 3,160 entries (1,877 musicians) for inquiries about their birth year, specialization, and educational background, as well as their performing experiences abroad and publications, if any. Entries in this WWIM database are compiled from the original print versions after correcting the editorial errors such as duplications or misspellings.

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Toggle column: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
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Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
2646
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
1408
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1030
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin
1074
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
P01571
1421
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0540
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0791
Patnaik Sunada
P01343
1181
H
F
H
1934
khyal
2555
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2812
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin
2867
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
P01571
1421
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
2180
Laddam Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
P01343
1181
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
1928
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
P00770
0571
H
M
H
1934
tabla
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
1260
Venkataram,bangalore K,
P01721
1576
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1958
Hukum Chand
P00799
0604
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1418
Sahu Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
3080
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
P01721
1576
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
P01148
0972
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2350
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
P01196
1023
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
3069
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
2210
Leela, P.
P01066
0886
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
P00280
0035
C
F
H
1933
violin
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
P00623
0413
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2416
Narvekar, Shalini Manohar
P01267
1101
H
M
H
1933
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2532
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
0990
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1228
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
P01694
1547
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2764
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
3033
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
P01694
1547
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
P01960
1826
C & H
M
H
1933
Vocal
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1219
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
P01946
1811
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
3024
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
P01811
1671
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
P01133
0956
C
M
H
1933
vina
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0464
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
P01134
0957
C
M
H
1933
violin
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
P01414
1254
H
F
H
1933
khyal
2855
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1473
Ajit Singh
P00274
0029
H
M
H
1933
vchitra vina
vina
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2094
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
P01290
1125
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
P01414
1254
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
1293
Viney Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
P01979
1847
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
0251
Faqir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
H
1933
tabla
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1933
tabla
3124
Vinay Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1810
Faquir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
M
1933
tabla
0364
Ingale, Madhav K.
P00807
0612
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
2268
Massey, Pyare
P01125
0948
H
F
?
1933
Others
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
P00579
0363
H
M
H
1933
Others
1966
Ingale, Madhav K.
P00807
0612
H
M
H
1933
khyal

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