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
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
P01849
1711
C
F
H
1889
vina
2527
Pinakapani, Sripada
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
1079
Shukla, Shivkumar
P01575
1425
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1078
Shukla, Shatrughna
P01574
1424
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
P01819
1679
O
M
H
1915
Vocal
2525
Pichumani, R.
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
1077
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
P01848
1710
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
2524
Pichai Kannu Pilai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
1076
Shukla, Jagannath
P01573
1423
O
M
H
1905
Vocal
2523
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
1075
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
1074
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
P01571
1421
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2522
Pandse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2521
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
P01777
1634
H
M
H
1921
Others
2520
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
1072
Shivarudrappa, Anekal S.
P01570
1420
C
M
H
1900
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
1071
Shirdhonkar, K.R.
P01569
1419
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2518
Patro, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
1070
Shirali, Vishnudas
P00102
1418
H
M
H
1907
khyal
2517
Patra, Ananta Charan
P01344
1182
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1069
Shiledar, Jayram Yeshwant
P01568
1417
O
M
H
1917
Vocal
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
P01343
1181
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1068
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
2515
Patil, Ajjannam U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1067
Sheik China Moula Saheb
P01566
1415
H
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1066
Shastry, Chakrakodi Narayana
P01258
1414
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2513
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
P01340
1178
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
2512
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhas
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
1064
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
P01563
1412
H
M
H
1943
khyal
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
1063
Shastri, Mahadevsharma Mulshankaer(Lalita Piya)
P01562
1411
H
M
H
1907
khyal
2510
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
1062
Shastri, Jayantkumar Mahadevsharma
P01561
1410
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
P01336
1174
H
M
H
1935
khyal
1061
Sharma, Uma Dutt
P01560
1409
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others
1060
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
2508
Patel, Raojibhai
P01335
1173
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
H
M
H
1926
violin
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
2506
Patankar V.V.
P01333
1171
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1058
Sharma, Premlata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
2505
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1057
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
2504
Parveen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
M
1948
Others
1056
Sharma, Mohan
P01558
1405
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1055
Sharma, Jai Chand
P01557
1404
H
M
H
1919
violin
2503
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
dattatreya
vina
sitar
2502
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nilkanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
1054
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
2501
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C
F
H
1927
Others
1052
Shanta, G.S.
P01554
1401
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
1051
Shanmugasundram pillai, Valangaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
tavil
2499
Parvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
1050
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
2497
Parthasarathy, N.C.
P01327
1164
C
M
H
1917
vina
1049
Shamsuddi Khan
P01551
1398
H
M
M
1916
tabla
2496
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1048
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
2495
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
P01325
1162
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1047
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
P01549
1396
H
M
H
1890
khyal
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
1046
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
2493
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
P01323
1160
H
M
H
1941
khyal
1045
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
P01547
1393
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
2492
Parikh, Kishori Arvind
P01322
1159
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1044
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
1043
Shah, Sunderlal M.
P01546
1392
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
1042
Shah, Pranlal V.
P01545
1391
H
M
H
1916
violin
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin
2488
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
P01318
1155
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
1040
Shah, Mahendra Kantilal
P01544
1389
H
M
H
1945
Others
2487
Parashraman, B.
P01317
1154
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
1039
Shah, Jayasukhalal Tribhovandas
P01543
1388
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1038
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
P01542
1387
H
M
H
1920
Others
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
P01811
1671
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1037
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
1036
Sethuraman,M.P.N.(See also Ponnusami, M.P.N.)
P01541
1386
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
2484
Paradkar, Shripad Rajaram
P01768
1624
H
M
H
1946
khyal
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
1035
Sethuramiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
1034
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
2480
Pandya, Mahendrabghai
P01313
1150
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1032
Seshappa, D.
P01538
1383
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
tabla
1031
Seshappa, B.
P01537
1382
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1030
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin

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