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: Personal ID - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01536
1381
2812
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P00286
0041
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
others
P00286
0041
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
others
P01148
0972
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01786
1643
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P00584
0368
1747
Das, Reba
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P01786
1643
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01154
0980
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01791
1648
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
C
F
H
1934
P01791
1648
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01160
0986
0631
Misra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01160
0986
2314
Mishra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P01306
1142
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01306
1142
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01309
1146
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01309
1146
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P02707
1276
0900
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P02707
1276
2646
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P00459
0231
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
P01443
1284
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01443
1284
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01036
0856
0540
Laddan Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01036
0856
2180
Laddam Khan
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
P00321
0083
1515
Anjaneya Sastry(Prakhya)
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01450
1292
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01450
1292
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01571
1421
1074
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01571
1421
2867
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01196
1023
2350
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00908
0723
2057
Kamala, Narasimban
C
F
H
1934
vina
P00770
0571
1928
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01209
1037
2360
Munir Khatoon
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01343
1181
0791
Patnaik Sunada
H
F
H
1934
khyal
P01343
1181
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01715
1569
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
P01715
1569
3069
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01066
0886
2210
Leela, P.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01721
1576
1260
Venkataram,bangalore K,
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01476
1320
1418
Sahu Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01721
1576
3080
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01476
1320
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P00799
0604
1958
Hukum Chand
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P00527
0303
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01375
1213
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01375
1213
2555
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01383
1221
1408
Radhey Shyam
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P06123
0006
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01392
1230
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01392
1230
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01125
0948
2268
Massey, Pyare
H
F
?
1933
others
P01272
1106
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P01272
1106
2425
Natarajan, S..P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P00269
0024
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01133
0956
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
C
M
H
1933
vina
P01134
0957
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P00274
0029
1473
Ajit Singh
H
M
H
1933
vina
vichitra vina
P01979
1847
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P00280
0035
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
C
F
H
1933
violin
P00709
0508
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00709
0508
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01414
1254
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
H
F
H
1933
khyal
P00857
0669
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01290
1125
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
P01414
1254
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P00857
0669
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00579
0363
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
H
M
H
1933
others
P01003
0822
2152
Krishnamurthy Sastry, Challa
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P05927
0371
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0371
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P01154
0980
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01553
1400
1050
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01675
1528
1206
Trivedi, Brahmagna
H
M
H
1933
others
P01553
1400
2837
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01675
1528
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
H
M
H
1933
others
P00310
0072
0043
Anantharamu, N.V.
C
M
H
1933
vina
P00310
0072
1506
Anantharamy, N.V.
C
M
H
1933
vina
P01687
1540
1219
Vaidehi, G.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01687
1540
3024
Vaidehi, G.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01564
1413
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01811
1671
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01564
1413
2855
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01448
1289
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01448
1289
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01820
1680
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01041
0861
2185
Lakshman, Adyar K.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01694
1547
1228
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01694
1547
3033
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P00905
0720
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P00905
0720
2054
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P00623
0413
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00623
0413
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01055
0875
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00344
0110
1321
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00344
0110
1539
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00644
0436
0251
Faqir Chand
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P00644
0436
1810
Faquir Chand
H
M
M
1933
tabla
P01356
1194
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
P01356
1194
2532
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram

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