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
0400
Jayaraman, Lalgudi G.
P00864
0676
C
M
H
1930
violin
2447
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
O
F
M
1930
Vocal
2704
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2901
Somayajulu, Pullela Peri
P01600
1451
C
M
H
1930
violin
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
0349
Hanumantha Rayudu, Janeendar Chinna
P00783
0587
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0372
Jadhav, Pandarinath
P00822
0627
H
M
H
1930
tabla
2009
Jayaraman, Lalgudi G.
P00864
0676
C
M
H
1930
violin
0574
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1395
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
P01191
1018
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1942
Hanumantha Rayudu Jameendar Chonna
P00783
0587
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1978
Jadhav, Pandarinath
P00822
0627
H
M
H
1930
tabla
2220
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2782
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchirahu
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2891
Sivaramanm M.S.
P01593
1444
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1541
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
2862
Shivaramaiah, T.H.
P01917
1781
C
M
H
1929
vina
1536
Awasthi, Surendra Shanlar
P00339
0105
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
P01312
1149
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
P01888
1751
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
1057
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
P00456
0228
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2846
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
P01890
1753
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
1669
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1347
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1709
Chinoy, Usha Romeshchandra
P00545
0323
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0850
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1691
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2492
Parikh, Kishori Arvind
P01322
1159
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0783
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
2575
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
Others
0878
Ramabadran, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
violin
0185
Dakshinamoorthy, Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2611
Ramabardan, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
0975
Sant Ram
P01491
1336
H
M
H
1929
tabla
1078
Shukla, Shatrughna
P01574
1424
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
2454
Nithyanantham. C.G.
P01816
1676
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0777
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nikanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
tabla
2602
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 1
1249
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2749
Sant Ram
P01491
1336
H
M
H
1929
tabla
2868
Shukla, Shatrughna
P01574
1424
H
M
H
1929
khyal
3143
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
0798
Pendse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1813
Gadgil, Shakunthala Viswanath
P00647
0439
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0347
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0735
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
2502
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nilkanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
1045
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
P01547
1393
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
1156
Subramanyam T.R.
P01636
1489
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2522
Pandse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0073
Bahadur Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1929
sarod
0086
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1940
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0564
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1929
Vocal
2459
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
2828
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
P01547
1393
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
2952
Subramanyam, T.R.
P01636
1489
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1278
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
P01799
1658
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1562
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1907
Govinda Rao, T.K.
P00743
0544
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
P00810
0615
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
1054
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
1244
Vedagiri, V.L.
P01708
1562
C
M
H
1929
violin
viola
3101
Venkteswarulu, Chirala
P01799
1658
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
P01956
1822
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2455
Nizami, Afzal Khan
P00353
0120
H
M
M
1929
khyal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
2460
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2842
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
3055
Vedagiri, V.L.
P01708
1562
C
M
H
1929
violin
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
0435
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0461
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
2056
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2090
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
P00944
0761
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0546
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2375
Nagarajan, Tirvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal

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