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
2227
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
0779
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2226
Maharaj Prakash
P01081
0902
H
M
H
1945
tabla
0778
Parwen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
H
1948
Others
2225
Mahapatra, Markandeya
P01080
0901
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0777
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nikanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
tabla
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
P01079
0900
O
M
H
1942
Vocal
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
2223
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
P01078
0899
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
0775
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
0773
Prvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2220
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0772
Parvathavardhini
P01328
1165
C
F
H
1935
vina
2219
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
0771
Parthasarathy, N.C.
P01327
1164
C
M
H
1917
vina
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
C
M
H
1932
chenda
0770
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
Others
1920
tabla
0769
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
P01325
1162
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
0767
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
P01323
1160
H
M
H
1941
khyal
2214
Lolekar, Anjnibai
P01070
0890
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2213
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
2212
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2210
Leela, P.
P01066
0886
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0762
Parashuraman, B
P01317
1154
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2209
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1932
Others
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
P01821
1681
H
M
H
1920
violin
2208
Lax,inarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
0759
Pradkar, Shripad Rajaram
P01768
1624
H
M
H
1946
khyal
2206
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
2205
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
P01810
1670
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
2203
Latafat Hussein Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1923
khyal
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2202
Lall. Vidya
P01058
0878
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
P01313
1150
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0763
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
P01318
1155
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
vina
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
P01055
0875
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
2198
Lalitha, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
P01054
0874
C
F
H
1950
Vocal
0750
Pandit, Sagar
P01311
1148
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
P01053
0873
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
0749
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
P01310
1147
H
M
H
1917
khyal
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2195
Laksuminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2194
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
0745
Pandey, Tansen
P01832
1692
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
2192
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
F
H
1902
vina
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
2191
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
P01047
0867
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0743
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2190
Lakshmi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2189
Lakshmana Sastry,Sringeri
P01044
0864
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
P01831
1691
H
M
H
1900
violin
2188
lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
P01043
0863
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
P01830
1690
H
M
H
1889
khyal
2187
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0739
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
2186
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
2185
Lakshman, Adyar K.
P01041
0861
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
2184
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2183
Lahiri, Nilima
P01039
0859
H
F
H
1924
khyal
Others
0735
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
2182
Lahiri, Chinomy
P01038
0858
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0734
Padhy, Kashinath
P01300
1136
C & H
M
H
1918
Vocal
2181
Laher, Telmurasp, Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
Others
0733
Nizamuddin,Peer
P01299
1135
H
M
M
1906
Others
2180
Laddam Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1906
khyal
2179
Kuttappa Kurup, K.N.
P01035
0855
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0731
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
P01298
1133
H
M
H
1919
khyal
violin
2178
Kuttanpillai, Thakazhy
P01034
0854
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0730
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
H
M
H
1930
Others

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