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
1351
Chinchore, P.N.
P00543
0321
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2799
Selvanarayan, M.T.
P01906
1770
C
M
H
1945
Vocal
1352
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
2800
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
P01907
1771
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
2802
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
1355
Chuttan Lal
P00559
0339
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
2803
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
2804
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
Vocal
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
2807
Sengupta, Santosh
P01534
1379
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
2806
Sangupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
1361
Ghosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
2809
Seshadri, R.V.
P01535
1380
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
P01908
1772
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1363
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
P00688
0482
H
M
H
1919
tabla
2811
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
P01909
1773
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
2812
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
2813
Seshappa, B.
P01537
1382
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
2814
Seshappa, D.
P01538
1383
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
tabla
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
2816
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
2817
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2818
Sethuramaiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
2819
Sethuraman, M.P.N.(See also Ponnusamy)
P01541
1386
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
1372
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
P00809
0614
H
M
M
1935
tabla
2821
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
P01542
1387
H
M
H
1920
Others
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
2822
Shah, Jayasukhlal Tribhovandas
P01543
1388
H
M
H
1909
khyal
2823
Shah, Mahendra Kantilal
P01544
1389
H
M
H
1945
Others
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
1377
Jayamma, B.
P00859
0671
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2825
Shah, Pranlal V.
P01545
1391
H
M
H
1916
violin
1378
Joshi, Naryan Rao 2
P00881
0694
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2826
Shah, Sunderlal M.
P01546
1392
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1379
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar Damodar Kashinath
P00874
0686
H
M
H
1908
tabla
pakhavaj
2827
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1380
Kashinath Shastrim J.L.
P00938
0755
C & H
M
H
1922
violin
2828
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
P01547
1393
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
1381
Kallyanikutty P.N.
P00898
0712
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
2829
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
P01910
1774
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
2830
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
P01549
1396
H
M
H
1890
khyal
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
2831
Shakunthala, Srinivasan
P01911
1775
C
M
H
1930
vina
1384
Lakshmi K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2832
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
1385
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
Others
2833
Shamshddin Khan
P01551
1398
H
M
M
1916
tabla
sarangi
2834
Shankar, Lakshmi
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
1386
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
2835
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
P01913
1777
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2836
Shankaranarayana Sastry, Mathodu
P01914
1778
C
M
H
1910
vina
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2837
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
P01140
0964
H
M
H
1926
tabla
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
others
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2839
Shantha, Chakravarthy
P01915
1779
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2840
Shantha, R. G.S.
P01554
1401
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1394
Mohammad Rafi
P01175
1002
H
M
M
1924
Others
2842
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
1395
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
P01191
1018
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2843
Shardulsingh Sahebsingh Ragi
P01556
1403
H
M
H
1918
tabla
1396
Mukta T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
Vocal
2844
Sharma, Jai Chand
P01557
1404
H
M
H
1919
violin
1397
Mulye Shashikant
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
tabla
2845
Sharma, Mohan
P01558
1405
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
P05971
1044
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
Others
khyal
2846
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
1399
Nag Manilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
2847
Sharma, N.V.
P01916
1780
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
1400
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
P01226
1057
H
M
H
1910
khyal
Others
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad

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