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
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
P00731
0531
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
1848
Gosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
1904
Goswami Utpala
P00732
0532
H
M
H
1943
dhrupad
khyal
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0310
Goswami, Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0314
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
1901
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
0316
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1902
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1905
Govind Ram
P00740
0541
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
1908
Govind Warier,K.S.
P00741
0542
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
1906
Govinda Pillai, Kanchi Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
0317
Govinda Pillai, Kanji Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
1907
Govinda Rao, T.K.
P00743
0544
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
P00744
0545
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
P00745
0546
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
1911
tavil
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
0323
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1913
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
P00750
0551
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0326
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
P00751
0552
C
M
H
1915
violin
1915
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
P00751
0552
C
M
H
1915
violin
1916
Govindaswamy Pillai, Chidambaram
P00752
0553
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0325
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
917
Vocal
1914
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
1909
Govindra Nambisan, Kadathanadu
P00754
0555
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
tavil
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1917
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1918
Gowrikimari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
0328
Gowrikumari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
0329
Gowripathi Sastri, Sistu
P00758
0559
C
M
H
1913
vina
1919
Gowripathi Sastry, Sisthu
P00758
0559
C
M
H
1919
vina
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
P00759
0560
O
M
H
1925
Vocal
1920
Gudihal, Ramchandra Vijayadas
P00760
0561
H
M
H
1912
sitar
0332
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
P00761
0562
H
M
H
1910
sitar
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
0334
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
P00763
0564
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
0333
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
1922
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
1923
Gulati, S.N.
P00766
0567
O
M
H
1919
violin
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
others
0336
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
M
H
1938
Others
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
0338
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
1926
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
1928
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
P00770
0571
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1925
Gune, Narayan Laxman
P00770
0571
H
M
H
1906
khyal
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
1930
Gupta Babulal
P00772
0573
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
1932
Gurav, Gandu Ramechandra(G.R.)
P00774
0575
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0339
Gurav, Gundu Ramchandra
P00774
0575
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0340
Gurav, Sangmeshwar Ganapatrao
P00775
0576
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
1933
Gurav. Sangameshwar Ganapatarao(S.G.)
P00775
0576
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
0341
Gururajappa, Thirumakudalu
P00776
0577
C
M
H
1908
violin
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
Others
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
1935
Halasyam, Lalgudi
P00777
0580
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0344
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1936
Haldankar, Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0345
Hamid Hussain Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
khyal
1938
Hammed Hussein Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1939
Hangal, Gangubai
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1923
khyal
0346
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1913
khyal
0347
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1940
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1941
Hanimantha Rao, Krovvidi
P00781
0585
C
M
H
1914
mridangam

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