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
P00865
0677
0401
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P00686
0480
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
H
M
H
1907
khyal
others
P00867
0679
0402
Jha, Raghu
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00687
0481
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P00868
0680
0403
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P00688
0482
1851
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00869
0681
0404
Jog, Vishnu Govind
H
M
H
1922
violin
P00684
0478
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
P00826
0631
0405
Joga Rao, Kavirayani
C
M
H
1928
vina
P00689
0484
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
H
F
H
1922
khyal
others
P00871
0683
0406
Joglekar, Dattatraya Ganesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00690
0485
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00873
0685
0407
Joseph, Sebastian K.
C
M
O
1920
vocal
P00731
0531
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
P05952
0688
0408
Joshi, Anant Manohar
H
M
H
1882
khyal
P00691
0486
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P00013
0689
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P06805
0467
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P00877
0690
0410
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
H
M
H
1937
others
P00693
0488
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00878
0691
0411
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
H
M
H
1914
sitar
P00694
0489
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00695
0490
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
O
M
M
1907
santur
P06726
0599
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00729
0529
0413
Joshi, Govin Narayan
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P00529
0305
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00696
0492
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
P00879
0692
0414
Joshi, Narayan Bando
H
M
H
1903
khyal
dhrupad
P00880
0693
0415
Joshi, Narayan Rao Ramchandra
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00674
0468
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00699
0495
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00882
0695
0416
Joshi, Ramakant
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00042
0496
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00883
0696
0417
Joshi, Ramkrishna
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P06104
0497
1866
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P00884
0697
0418
joshi, Sheshgiri Vashdev
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00032
0498
1867
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
others
P00885
0698
0419
Joshi, Trikamray Gangram
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00701
0499
1868
Girraj Prasad
H
M
H
1920
others
P00875
0687
0420
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
P00702
0500
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00890
0703
0421
Kabra, Damodar Lal
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00703
0501
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00891
0704
0422
Kadam, Baburao Haribhaz
H
M
H
1917
sitar
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00893
0706
0423
Kagalkar, Gulabbai
H
M
H
1924
khyal
dhrupad
P00705
0504
1872
Gokhale, Mukund Govind
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
P00892
0705
0424
Kagalker, Vyankatesh Atmaram
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P00706
0505
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P00024
0707
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00707
0506
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
H
M
H
1940
khyal
others
P00557
0337
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
N/A
F
H
1925
vocal
P00708
0507
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00894
0708
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00709
0508
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00899
0713
0428
Kalpakam, S.
C
F
H
1917
violin
P00710
0509
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00043
0714
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00712
0511
1878
Gopal Das 2
H
M
H
1932
others
P00900
0715
0430
Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar, M.A.
C
M
H
1918
vocal
P00727
0527
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00901
0716
0431
Kalyanaraman, S.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00033
0513
1880
Gopalkrishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00902
0717
0432
Kalyanpur, Saguna
H
F
H
1919
khyal
P00727
0527
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00905
0720
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P05674
0528
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
H & C
M
H
1931
violin
P00906
0721
0434
Kamala, Chandrababu A.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00721
0521
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
C
M
H
1918
violin
P00907
0722
0435
Kamala, Kailasanathan
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00731
0531
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
C
F
H
1918
vina
P00097
0725
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00716
0516
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00911
0727
0437
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00717
0517
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P00912
0728
0438
Kamalakar Rao V.
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
P00719
0519
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00913
0729
0439
Kameswara Rao, Josyula
C
M
H
1930
violin
P00720
0520
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P00914
0730
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P00722
0522
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00917
0733
0441
Kannan, K
C
M
H
1920
flute
P00714
0514
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00919
0735
0442
Kannan, Madras A.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00724
0524
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00920
0736
0443
Kannan, S.
N/A
M
H
1932
P00726
0526
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
C
M
H
vocal
P06289
0739
0444
Kanthe Maharaj
H
M
H
1880
tabla
P06529
0510
1893
Gopaldas
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P00916
0732
0445
Kanungo, Ramananda
H
M
H
1925
tabla
P00424
0195
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P00924
0741
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
H
M
H
1921
others
P00730
0530
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
P00925
0742
0447
Kapileshwari, Balkrishnabuwa
H
M
H
1896
khyal
P00733
0533
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
H
M
H
1912
others
P00926
0743
0448
Kapoor, Jagannath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00734
0534
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00927
0744
0449
Kapur, Loknath
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
P00735
0535
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P00928
0745
0450
Kapur, Trilok
N/A
M
H
1928