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
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
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
0965
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
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
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
2152
Krishnamurthy Sastry, Challa
P01003
0822
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
P01055
0875
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
2737
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
1050
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1206
Trivedi, Brahmagna
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
2969
Suseela, Desikan
P01938
1803
C
M
H
1933
violin
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
2425
Natarajan, S..P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
2837
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
2054
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2747
Santha Kumari, Komatti
P01492
1337
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
P05988
0102
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
0091
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
khyal
0356
Harischandran K.
P00791
0595
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2209
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1932
Others
1532
Atra, Prabha
P05988
0102
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
1572
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
Others
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
P00399
0170
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1949
Harishchandra K.
P00791
0595
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
C
M
H
1932
chenda
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0253
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
0687
Narahari, S.
P01241
1073
H
M
H
1932
tabla
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
1255
Venkatachar, K.J.
P01717
1571
C
M
H
1932
violin
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
1509
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0044
Anantharao. V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
1547
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
P00355
0122
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
P00668
0460
H
M
H
1932
sitar
2391
Narhari, S.
P01241
1073
H
M
H
1932
tabla
3090
Venkataramanamurti, Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
1507
Anantharao, V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
0260
Gangadaran, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
2685
Rangaswamy, M.R.
P01886
1748
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
3136
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
P00323
0086
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
0261
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Gandesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
P00097
0725
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
0992
Sarojini Amma, K
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
1191
Thaker, Laxmiprasad
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1436
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1985
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
P00097
0725
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2068
Kannan, Madrai, S.
P00918
0734
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2766
Sarojini Amma, K.
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2993
Thaker, Laxmiprasad B.
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
2478
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2653
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
P01873
1735
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1559
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
P00366
0134
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
2110
Kichlu, Ravi kumar
P00966
0784
H
M
H
1932
khyal
dhrupad
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
P00983
0802
H
M
H
1932
Others
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
1995
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0437
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1965
Indorkar, Mahadev Narayan
P00806
0611
H
M
H
1932
tabla
2061
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0443
Kannan, S.
P00920
0736
N/A
M
H
1932
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2250
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2335
Moinuddin Khan
P01183
1010
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam

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