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
P00668
0460
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
H
M
H
1932
sitar
P00669
0461
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00669
0461
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P05853
0462
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P05853
0462
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00670
0463
1836
Gayathri, Vasanthasobha Gudimetla
C
F
H
1959
vina
P00671
0464
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
O
M
M
1930
P00671
0464
1837
Gazder, Ali
O
M
M
1930
others
P00673
0466
0271
George, K.S.
C
M
O
1927
vocal
P00673
0466
1838
George, K.S.
C
M
O
1927
vocal
P06805
0467
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P00674
0468
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00675
0469
1839
Ghan Shyam Das
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
P00675
0469
0269
Ghan Shyam Das
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
P00676
0470
1840
Ghangrekar Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1902
tabla
P00677
0471
0272
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00677
0471
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00678
0472
0273
Ghosal, Malati
H
M
H
1902
others
P00678
0472
1842
Ghosal, Malati
H
M
H
1902
dhrupad
P00679
0473
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
P00680
0474
1844
Ghose Dastidar, Bijan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00680
0474
0278
Ghose-Dastidar, Bijon
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00681
0475
0274
Ghose, Rathin
O
M
H
1920
vocal
P00681
0475
1845
Ghose, Rathin
H
M
H
1902
others
P00682
0476
1846
Ghose, Santidev
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P00682
0476
0275
Ghose, Santiv
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P00683
0477
1847
Ghose. Asrukuna
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00684
0478
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
P00685
0479
1365
Ghosh Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00640
0432
1361
Ghosh, Ardhendu
H
M
H
1914
violin
P00686
0480
0276
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00686
0480
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
H
M
H
1907
khyal
others
P00687
0481
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P00688
0482
1363
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00688
0482
1851
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00684
0478
0277
Ghosh, Radhagovinda
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
P00689
0484
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00690
0485
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00687
0481
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P00689
0484
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
H
F
H
1922
khyal
others
P00691
0486
0279
Ghulam Ahemed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P00691
0486
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P00692
0487
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P06819
0488
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00693
0488
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00693
0488
0281
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00694
0489
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00694
0489
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00695
0490
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
O
M
M
1907
santur
P00695
0490
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
H
M
M
1907
santur
P00694
0489
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00529
0305
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00696
0492
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P00696
0492
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
P00674
0468
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00699
0495
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00699
0495
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00042
0496
0286
Ginde, Krishna
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00042
0496
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P06104
0497
0287
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P06104
0497
1866
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P00032
0498
0288
Girija Devi
H
F
H
1929
khyal
others
P00032
0498
1867
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
others
P00701
0499
1868
Girraj Prasad
H
M
H
1920
others
P00702
0500
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00703
0501
0289
Gnanasundaram, C.P.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00703
0501
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00704
0502
0290
Gokhale, Ganesh Ramchandra
H
M
H
1894
khyal
P00053
0503
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00705
0504
1872
Gokhale, Mukund Govind
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
P00705
0504
0292
Gokhale, Mukund Govinda
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00706
0505
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P00706
0505
0293
Gokhale, Padmavati
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00707
0506
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
H
M
H
1940
khyal
others
P00708
0507
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00708
0507
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00709
0508
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00709
0508
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00710
0509
0294
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00710
0509
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P06529
0510
0306
Gopal Das 1
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P00712
0511
1878
Gopal Das 2
H
M
H
1932
others
P00731
0531
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
C
F
H
1918
vina
P00424
0195
0308
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0195
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P00033
0513
0307
Gopala Krishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00714
0514
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00715
0515
0295
Gopala Rao, L.
C
M
H
1918
vina
P00716
0516
0296
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
vocal
P00716
0516
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00717
0517
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P00718
0518
0298
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.
C
M
H
1914
nagasvaram
P00727
0527
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00719
0519
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00719
0519
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00720
0520
0300
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P00720
0520
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P00721
0521
0301
Gopalakrishnan, R.S.
C
M
H
1918
violin
P00722
0522
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam