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
0831
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2278
Maudgalya, Vinaya Chandra
P00923
0740
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0830
Puttaswamayya, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
0829
Puttaswamaiah, T.
P01780
1637
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0828
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
P01912
1776
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2275
Mattigatti, Panchakshariswami
P00755
0556
H
M
H
khyal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
P00723
0523
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
0826
Purushothaman, Kamukara
P01826
1686
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2273
Mathur, Shakuntala
P00713
0512
H
M
H
1931
khyal
Others
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
P01825
1685
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
2271
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
P00870
0682
O
M
O
1913
cello
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
P01824
1684
H
M
H
1905
khyal
2270
Master Rattan
P00639
0431
H
F
H
1914
khyal
0822
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2269
Master Mohan
P01126
0949
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2268
Massey, Pyare
P01125
0948
H
F
?
1933
Others
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
P01123
0946
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0818
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
2265
Marimutha Pillai, G
P01122
0945
C
M
H
1909
tavil
0817
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2264
Mariappa, S.N.
P01121
0944
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0816
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2263
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2262
Mariandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0814
Prajnanananda, Swami
P01363
1201
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
2261
Marathe, Ram
P01118
0941
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
0813
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara R.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2260
Marathe, Anand Ganesh
P01117
0940
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0812
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastrym Sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
0811
Prabhakar, M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2258
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
P05920
0922
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0810
Poochhwale, Balasaheb
P01359
1197
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2257
Mansoor, Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
P01114
0937
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
2256
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
2255
Manmohan Singh
P01112
0935
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1926
violin
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
P01110
0933
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2252
Maniram, Pandit
P01109
0932
H
M
H
1900
khyal
Others
dhrupad
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
P01354
1192
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
2251
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
0803
Pinakapani, S.
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2250
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0802
Pichumani, R
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
2249
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0801
Pichai Kannu Pillai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
0800
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
2247
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
P01818
1678
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
2246
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0798
Pendse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
P01348
1677
H
M
H
1898
khyal
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
0796
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2243
Mammen Bhagavathar, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
Vocal
0795
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
0793
Patra, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
P06689
0916
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
0792
Patra, Annta Charan
P01344
1182
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
0791
Patnaik Sunada
P01343
1181
H
F
H
1934
khyal
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
P01093
0914
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
P01815
1675
H
M
H
1897
Others
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
0789
Patil, Ajjanna, U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0788
Pathak, Panchaanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
0787
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
P01340
1178
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2234
Malathi, Balaram
P01090
0911
C
F
H
Vocal
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
P01813
1673
H
M
H
1899
khyal
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
P01088
0909
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
0785
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhav
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
2232
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
0783
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
2230
Majumder, Abhijit Kumar(Sarnajeet)
P01086
0907
H
M
H
1950
tabla
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
P01336
1174
H
M
H
1935
khyal
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
P01085
0906
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0781
Patel, Raojibhai
P01335
1173
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2228
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
C
M
H
1926
violin

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