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
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
P01312
1149
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1029
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
P01847
1709
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
2476
Pandit, Sagar
P01311
1148
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
1028
Seshadri, R.V.
P01535
1380
H
M
H
1924
khyal
2475
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
P01310
1147
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1027
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1026
Sengupta, Santosh
P01534
1379
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
1025
Sengupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
F
H
1928
khyal
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1024
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
2471
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
P01308
1144
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1023
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
dhrupad
2469
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
P01846
1708
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1020
Seetharamayya, Pathuri
P01529
1374
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
2467
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
1019
Seetharama Sarma, Bhagavatula
P01528
1373
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1018
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
P01525
1370
C
F
H
1927
Vocal
2466
Pat, Suren
P01812
1672
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
P00449
0221
C
M
H
1922
mursing
1017
Seetha, S.
P01527
1372
C
F
H
1931
vina
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
1016
Seetha, B.V.
P01526
1371
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2463
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
P00448
0220
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
1015
Seeniya Pillai, M.
P01524
1369
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
1014
Sebastian, Kunjukunju Bhagavather
P01523
1368
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
P02005
1875
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
1013
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
2460
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
1012
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
P01521
1366
H
M
H
1923
tabla
2459
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
1011
Saxena, Shana
P01520
1365
H
F
H
Others
2458
Padhy, Kashinath
P01300
1136
C & H
M
H
1918
Others
1010
Saxena, Pragna
P01519
1364
H
F
H
1935
khyal
2457
Nizamuddin, Peer
P01299
1135
H
M
M
1906
Others
1009
Saxena, Mahesh Narayan
P01518
1363
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
2455
Nizami, Afzal Khan
P00353
0120
H
M
M
1929
khyal
1007
Savithri Amma, P.
P01517
1362
C
F
H
1918
vina
1006
Satyavati Mittadoddi
P01516
1361
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2454
Nithyanantham. C.G.
P01816
1676
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2453
Nisar Hussein Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1912
khyal
1005
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
P01514
1359
C
M
H
1941
violin
2452
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
P01014
0833
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
1004
Satyavathi, Jeelakarra
P01513
1358
C
M
H
1937
violin
2451
Nirmal, Ghasi Ram
P01032
0851
H
M
H
1931
jaltarang
1003
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchiraju
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2450
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
P01298
1133
H
M
H
1919
violin
1002
Satyanarayanamurty, Dwaram
P01512
1357
C
M
H
1963
violin
2449
Nimai Charan Harichandan
P01297
1132
H
M
H
1901
Others
1001
Satyanarayanamurthi, Arirala
P01510
1355
C
M
H
1904
violin
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
1000
Satyanarayana, N.R.V.(Rayancha)
P01509
1354
C
M
H
1919
vina
2447
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
O
F
M
1930
Vocal
0999
Satyavathy, Koka
P01515
1360
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2446
Naiaz Ahmed
P01229
1060
H
M
M
1931
khyal
0998
Satya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2445
Neelamma, Kadambi
P01295
1130
C
F
H
1911
vina
0997
Sathyanarayanasastry, Krovi
P01508
1353
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
2444
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas
P01294
1129
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
0996
Sathe, Shrad
P01507
1352
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2443
Neelakantan Nambissan. K.
P01293
1128
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0995
Sarvasastry, Sistu
P01506
1351
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
0994
SarvarAli Khan
P01233
1065
H
M
M
1901
khyal
2442
Neela, Balasubramaniam
P01292
1127
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
2441
Nazir Ahmad
P01291
1126
H
M
M
1936
tabla
0993
Sarolkar, Eknath
P01784
1641
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
P01290
1125
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
0992
Sarojini Amma, K
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2439
Nayar, Shobhana
P01289
1124
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0991
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
P01505
1350
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
2438
Nayak, Jayshanker lallubhai
P01288
1123
H
F
H
1913
tabla
0990
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2437
Nayak, Dalsukharm R.
P01287
1122
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0989
Saroja, C.K.
P01503
1348
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2436
Nayak, Champaklal Chhabildas
P01286
1121
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2435
Nawab Khan
P01285
1120
H
M
M
1943
tabla
0987
Sarma, Dwijamni Dev
P01501
1346
H
M
H
1902
khyal
2434
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
0986
Sarma, Dilip
P01500
1345
O
M
H
1926
Vocal
2433
Nvaneetham, S.
P01769
1625
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
P01800
1659
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
0984
Sardar, Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
P00851
0662
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2432
Navaneetha Krishnan, Thiruppullani, S.
P01282
1117
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2431
Naushad Ali
P01281
1116
H
M
M
1919
Others
0983
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
2430
Natu, Govind Narayan
P01280
1115
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0982
Saraswati Bai,C.
P01845
1707
C
F
H
1894
Vocal
2429
Nathan, Narayan Laxman
P01279
1114
H
M
H
1924
violin
0981
Sarajoo Prasad Singh
P01497
1342
H
M
H
1917
tabla
2428
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute

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