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
0223
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1774
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0224
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1775
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1776
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
P00610
0399
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
P00611
0400
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
P00612
0401
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
P00615
0404
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0229
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
0234
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1788
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
P00623
0413
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
1793
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
0239
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
P00630
0420
H
F
H
1919
khyal
Others
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
0245
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
1800
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1801
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0249
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1805
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
1808
Easwaran, Manargudi
P00643
0435
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
0251
Faqir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
H
1933
tabla
1810
Faquir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
M
1933
tabla
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
P00646
0438
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1813
Gadgil, Shakunthala Viswanath
P00647
0439
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
0253
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
0254
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1818
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1819
Gandhi, Amrital Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0255
Gandhi, Amritlal Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0256
Gandhi, Vijayalaxinl Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
0257
Ganesa Bhagavathar, S.
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
Vocal
1822
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
P00657
0449
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0259
Gangadaram Pilla V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
1824
Gangadaram Pillai V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
0260
Gangadaran, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
0261
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Gandesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
M
H
1933
khyal
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
F
H
1935
khyal
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0265
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1833
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal

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