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.

Advanced Search
to

3160 / 3160

Toggle column: Personal ID - WWIM ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01760
3157
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01760
1446
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
others
P02004
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P01808
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
P02003
3155
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P06159
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P02002
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01759
3152
Yagnic, Thkorbhai Dhirajalal
H
M
H
1917
others
P01759
1312
Yagnic, Thakorbhai Dhirajalal
H
M
H
1917
P01758
1445
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
O
M
O
1916
vocal
P01758
3151
Xavier, Fr. Calilo
O
M
O
1916
vocal
P01757
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01757
3150
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01756
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P01756
3149
Warekar, Shobbana
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01755
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01755
3148
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01754
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P01781
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01754
3147
Wahid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
P01781
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P01753
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01753
3145
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattaraya
H
M
H
1915
dhrupad
khyal
P01752
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
H
M
H
1929
flute
P01752
3143
Wadehra, Prakash
H
M
H
1929
flute
P02001
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P02000
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
others
P01751
1306
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01751
3141
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01999
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
H
M
H
1930
sarod
P01998
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
H
M
H
1946
others
P00069
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
H
M
H
1902
khyal
others
P00069
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01750
1304
Vyas, Bharatji
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
P01750
3137
Vyas, Bharatji
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
P01997
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01749
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P01749
3136
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P01997
1302
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01801
3134
Viswanathan, Thiruvaiyaru Vaidyanatha
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01748
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01748
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01801
1301
Viswanathan, T.V.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01747
1299
Viswanathan, S.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01747
3132
Viswanathan, S.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01746
1298
Viswanatham, Josyula
C
M
H
1918
vina
P01746
3131
Viswanatham, Josyula
C
M
H
1918
vina
P01996
3130
Viswanatha Sarma B.K.
C
M
H
1913
violin
P00059
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P01994
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01993
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01995
3127
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01745
1296
Viswanadham, Palagummi
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01745
3126
Viswanadham, Palagummi
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01994
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01993
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P01744
1294
Vinod Kumar
H
M
H
khyal
others
P01744
3125
Vinod Kumar
H
M
H
khyal
P00269
1293
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01742
3123
Vinayakram, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P01742
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P00269
3124
Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01741
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
P01741
3122
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
P01740
1290
Vilayat Khan
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P01992
3120
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
C
M
H
1936
violin
P01740
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01991
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01739
1288
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01739
3116
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01738
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01738
3115
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01737
1286
Vijayaraghavachariar, Embar S.
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01737
3114
Vijayaraghavachariar, Embar S.
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01990
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01989
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
C
F
H
1946
vocal
P05979
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
P05979
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
H
M
H
1925
flute
P01735
1285
Vidya, Shankar
C
F
H
1919
vina
P01735
3112
Vidya, Shankar
C
F
H
1917
vina
P01734
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01734
3111
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01988
3109
Verma, Govindram
H
M
H
1914
tabla
pakhavaj
P01733
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01733
3108
Verma, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01987
3110
Verma R.D.
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P01732
1282
Venumurty, Anakaplli
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01732
3107
Venumurty, Anakapalli
C
M
M
1928
mridangam
P01731
1281
Venugopala Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
P01731
3106
Venugopala Pillai, S,
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
P01799
3101
Venkteswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01730
1280
Venkitasubramonia Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01730
3105
Venkitasubramonia Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01986
3104
Venkitachalam, K.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01985
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1904
khyal
others
P01985
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1901
khyal
others
P01984
3102
Venkatramier Kunnakkudy
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01799
1278
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01729
1277
VenkatesWarlu, Voleti
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01729
3100
Venkateswarlu, Voleti
C
M
H
1928
vocal

Download CSV