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

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