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
P00517
0293
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
H
F
H
1933
others
P01483
1327
0965
Sampatlal
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01483
1327
2737
Sampatlal
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P00662
0454
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00948
0765
0464
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00948
0765
2094
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00807
0612
0364
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00529
0305
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00807
0612
1966
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00529
0305
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00535
0312
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P00535
0312
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P00269
1598
1293
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00269
1598
3124
Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01926
1790
2925
Srinivasan, Madurai T.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01380
1218
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01380
1218
2562
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01502
1347
0990
Saroja D.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01502
1347
2764
Saroja D.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01938
1803
2969
Suseela, Desikan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P00687
0481
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P01946
1811
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P05975
0009
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P00687
0481
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P00976
0795
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P00976
0795
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P01267
1101
2416
Narvekar, Shalini Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01960
1826
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
H & C
M
H
1933
vocal
P00983
0802
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
H
M
H
1932
others
P01765
1621
2478
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00842
0651
1995
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P01769
1625
2433
Nvaneetham, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P01282
1117
2432
Navaneetha Krishnan, Thiruppullani, S.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P00712
0511
1878
Gopal Das 2
H
M
H
1932
others
P01004
0823
0506
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
C
M
H
1932
others
P01004
0823
2141
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P01420
1261
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01664
1517
1191
Thaker, Laxmiprasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01420
1261
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01664
1517
2993
Thaker, Laxmiprasad B.
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00722
0522
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00722
0522
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P01165
0991
0634
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
P01165
0991
2320
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
sitar
P06080
0062
0045
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P06080
0062
1509
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P00308
0070
0042
Anantharamarao, Kavuru
C
M
H
1932
violin
P00308
0070
1504
Anantharamarao. Kavuru
C
M
H
1932
violin
P00311
0073
0044
Anantharao. V.S.
C
M
H
1932
vina
P00311
0073
1507
Anantharao, V.S.
C
M
H
1932
vina
P01319
1156
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P00466
0238
0137
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
others
P01319
1156
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01688
1541
1436
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P00466
0238
1640
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
others
P01688
1541
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P01183
1010
2335
Moinuddin Khan
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
P01447
1288
0916
Ranganathan, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P01447
1288
2672
Ranganathan, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P00084
1290
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P00084
1290
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P00323
0086
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
P01195
1022
0654
Mukherjee, Sandhya
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01195
1022
2347
Mukherjee, Sandhya
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00097
0725
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00097
0725
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00911
0727
0437
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00911
0727
2061
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01056
0876
0555
Lalitha, Ramaswami
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01056
0876
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
C
F
H
1932
vina
P05988
0102
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P05988
0102
1532
Atra, Prabha
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
P00918
0734
2068
Kannan, Madrai, S.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00920
0736
0443
Kannan, S.
N/A
M
H
1932
P01065
0885
2209
Leela, Omchery
H & C
F
H
1932
others
P01717
1571
1255
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1932
violin
P01873
1735
2653
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00791
0595
0356
Harischandran K.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00791
0595
1949
Harishchandra K.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P01074
0894
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
C
M
H
1932
chenda
P00650
0442
0253
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P00355
0122
1547
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00650
0442
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P01724
1579
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
C
M
H
1932
others
P01724
1579
3090
Venkataramanamurti, Jusunuri
C
M
H
1932
others
P01886
1748
2685
Rangaswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
kanjira
dholak
P00660
0452
0260
Gangadaran, T.R.
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P00660
0452
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P00661
0453
0261
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Gandesh
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00661
0453
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00366
0134
1559
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00806
0611
1965
Indorkar, Mahadev Narayan
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P00664
0456
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01089
0910
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01089
0910
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01492
1337
0974
Santha Kumari, Komatil
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01492
1337
2747
Santha Kumari, Komatti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01241
1073
0687
Narahari, S.
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P00668
0460
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
H
M
H
1932
sitar
P01241
1073
2391
Narhari, S.
H
M
H
1932
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