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
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
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
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
2239
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
2250
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2335
Moinuddin Khan
P01183
1010
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0634
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
2559
Radhakrishnan, Trichur P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1932
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2311
Mishra, Nabakishore
P01155
0981
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1068
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
1169
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
3068
Venkaiah, Alluru
P01968
1834
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
1495
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
P05877
0059
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1521
Appalaswamy Naid, Kota
P00327
0090
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
1988
Janaki Hariharan, S.
P00836
0643
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2053
Kamakshi, Chandrasekaran
P00904
0719
C
F
H
1931
vina
2446
Naiaz Ahmed
P01229
1060
H
M
M
1931
khyal
0945
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
2858
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
2968
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
2658
Ramswamy, V.
P01879
1741
C
M
H
1931
vina
0049
AndhaRia, Rasikal G.
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0497
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
P00987
0806
C
M
H
1931
violin
2451
Nirmal, Ghasi Ram
P01032
0851
H
M
H
1931
jaltarang
2712
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
M
H
1931
santur
1423
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
1116
Sorapurkar, Shamala Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1168
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
P01644
1497
C
M
H
1931
violin
2671
Rangamma, S.B.
P01880
1742
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
1514
Andharia, Rasiklal Govindji
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
2132
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
P00987
0806
C
M
H
1931
violin
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
2817
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
2906
Sorapukar, Shamda Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
2967
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
P01644
1497
C
F
H
1931
violin
1545
Bahadar Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
0507
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
0686
Nanjunadaswami, N.
P01240
1072
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0702
Narayana Rao, D
P01257
1091
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1062
Shastri, Jayantkumar Mahadevsharma
P01561
1410
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2142
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
2407
Narayana Rao, D.
P01257
1091
H
M
H
1931
0779
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2852
Shastri, Jayantkumar Mahadevsharma
P01561
1410
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
2505
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0816
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0387
Janakiram, V.L.
P00841
0649
C
M
H
1931
vina
2390
Najunadaswami, N.
P01234
1066
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2541
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0989
Saroja, C.K.
P01503
1348
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
1017
Seetha, S.
P01527
1372
C
F
H
1931
vina
1267
Venkataramanujam, V.K.
P01725
1580
C
M
H
1931
violin
1993
Janakiram, V.L.
P00841
0649
C
M
H
1931
vina
2309
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
P01151
0977
H
F
H
1931
khyal
Others
0789
Patil, Ajjanna, U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2763
Saroja, C.K.
P01503
1348
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2793
Seetha, S.
P01527
1372
C
F
H
1931
vina
3089
Venkataramanijam, V.K.
P01725
1580
C
M
H
1931
violin
2688
Raool, Gajanan Shanlar
P01887
1749
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
0328
Gowrikumari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
2515
Patil, Ajjannam U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
P00505
0280
C
F
H
1931
violin
0255
Gandhi, Amritlal Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1918
Gowrikimari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1819
Gandhi, Amrital Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0289
Gnanasundaram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0300
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
0487
Komkali, Vasundhara Shivaputra
P00975
0794
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
2120
Komkali, Vasundhara Shivaputra
P00975
0794
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0504
Krishnamoorthy, Palghat S.
P00993
0812
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0862
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1160
Sulochana, Pattabhiraman
P01634
1487
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2703
Revamma, C.K.
P01891
1754
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
0077
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
P00360
0127
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute

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