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
2127
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
Vocal
0679
Nakod, Arjunasa V.
P01235
1067
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2126
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
P00981
0800
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0678
Nageswara Rao, Mokkapati
P01227
1058
C
M
H
1926
vina
2125
Krishna Iyengar, Thitte
P00980
0799
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
0677
Nagarkar, Chidanand (Chit-Anand and Sanatan)
P01225
1056
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
0676
Nagaruju, Edara
P01224
1055
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2123
Kothari, Manohar Dhundiraj
P00978
0797
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
2122
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram
P00977
0796
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
P01221
1052
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
2120
Komkali, Vasundhara Shivaputra
P00975
0794
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0672
Nagabhushanam, Nori
P01220
1051
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
2119
Komkali,Shivaputra Siddaramayya(Kumar Gandharva)
P00974
0793
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0671
Nag, Dipali
P01219
1050
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2118
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0670
Nadkarni, Ramesh
P01218
1048
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2117
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0669
Muttu Iyer, Karaikkudi
P01216
1046
C
M
H
1901
mridangam
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0668
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
2115
Kochak, U.S.
P00970
0789
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
2114
Kittappa, K.P.
P00969
0788
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0666
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
P00017
1042
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
2113
Kishan Maharaj
P06009
0787
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
P01212
1040
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
2112
Kinot, Prem Singh
P00968
0786
H
M
H
1940
khyal
0664
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
P01213
1041
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
2111
Kichlu, Vijay Kumar
P00967
0785
H
M
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
0663
Muniramiah, V.
P01211
1039
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
2110
Kichlu, Ravi kumar
P00966
0784
H
M
H
1932
khyal
dhrupad
0662
Munir Khatoon Begum
P01210
1038
H
F
M
1942
khyal
2109
Khurana, Shanno
P06202
0783
H
F
H
1927
khyal
Others
0661
Munir Khan 1
P01207
1035
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
2108
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
0660
Mundle, Vishuna Narayan
P01206
1034
H
M
H
1907
khyal
2107
Khirwardkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0659
Munawar Ali Khan
P01205
1033
H
M
M
1930
khyal
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0658
Mulye, Shashikant
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
khyal
tabla
2105
Khaladkar, Babrao Ganpatrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1918
shahanai
0657
Mullick, Pamkaj Kumar
P01203
1031
O
M
H
1905
Vocal
2104
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
P00959
0777
H
F
H
1916
khyal
Others
0656
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
Vocal
2103
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
H
M
H
1935
Others
2102
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
F
H
1922
flute
0654
Mukherjee, Sandhya
P01195
1022
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2101
Kesavarao, Marella
P00954
0772
C
M
H
1924
violin
0653
Mukherjee, Hemanata Kumar
P01194
1021
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
2100
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
violin
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others
2099
Keshavamurthy, R,S,
P00955
0773
C
M
H
1903
vina
0651
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
2098
Keshavamurthy, R.R.
P00956
0774
C
M
H
1916
violin
0650
Mujumdar, Krishna Rao GopalRao
P01085
0906
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2097
Kesavalu, T.
P00952
0770
C
M
H
1927
violin
0649
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
P01189
1016
H
M
H
1886
others
0648
Mujaddid Naizi
P00853
0664
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
2096
Kerwar, Siddha Ram Swami
P00951
0769
H
M
H
1936
khyal
2095
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
0647
Morgode, Ganesh Sadachiv
P01188
1015
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2094
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0646
Moreshwr Vinayak
P01187
1014
H
M
H
1890
Others
2093
Kelekar, Girijabai
P00947
0764
H
F
H
1903
khyal
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
P01184
1011
H
F
H
1911
khyal
Others
2092
Keer, Maruti Mahadeva
P00946
0763
H
M
H
1928
tabla
0644
Mohanty, Akshya Kumar
P01181
1008
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2091
Kedaranathan K.R.
P00945
0762
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0643
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
P01180
1007
O
M
H
1907
Vocal
khol
2090
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
P00944
0761
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0642
Mohammad Rahmatullah
P01177
1004
H
M
M
1924
khyal
2089
Kaushik, Swami Ganesh Lal
P00943
0760
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
Others
0641
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
2088
Kaushik. B.P.
P00942
0759
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0640
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
2087
Kumar, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
M
H
1929
Others
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
2086
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
P00941
0758
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2085
Kasturi, Mahaveer Nanappa
P00940
0757
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
2084
Kaslikar, Manohar Babarao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
0636
Mitra, Rajyeswar(Sarngadeva)
P01169
0995
H
M
H
1917
Others
2083
Kashinath Shastri, J.L.
P00938
0755
C & H
M
H
1922
0635
Misra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
2082
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
Others
0634
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
2081
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
0633
Mistry, Saraswatisagar Ranchhodbhai
P01168
0994
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
H
1915
sitar
bin
0632
Misra, Susheela
P01161
0987
H
F
H
1922
khyal
2079
Karansing Chhutansing
P00933
0750
H
M
H
1928
tabla
0631
Misra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2078
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0630
Misra, Samta Prasad (Gudai Maharaj) (Samta Prasad)
P01159
0985
H
M
H
1920
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