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
P01347
1185
2520
Pattammal, D.K.
C
F
H
1919
vocal
P01346
1184
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
H
M
H
1901
others
P01346
1184
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
H
M
H
1901
others
P01345
1183
2518
Patro, Jogiraj
C
M
H
1936
vina
P01345
1183
0793
Patra, Jogiraj
C
M
H
1936
vina
P01344
1182
0792
Patra, Annta Charan
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01344
1182
2517
Patra, Ananta Charan
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01343
1181
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01815
1675
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
H
M
H
1897
others
P01343
1181
0791
Patnaik Sunada
H
F
H
1934
khyal
P01342
1180
2515
Patil, Ajjannam U.
H
M
H
1931
khyal
P01342
1180
0789
Patil, Ajjanna, U.
H
M
H
1931
khyal
P01814
1674
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
H
M
M
1930
sitar
P01338
1176
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01341
1179
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01341
1179
0788
Pathak, Panchaanan
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01340
1178
0787
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01340
1178
2513
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01813
1673
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P01339
1177
0785
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhav
H
M
H
1902
bin
P01339
1177
2512
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhas
H
M
H
1902
bin
P01338
1176
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
H
M
H
1935
bin
P05978
1175
2510
Pathak, Balram
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P05978
1175
0783
Pathak, Balaram
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P01336
1174
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01335
1173
0781
Patel, Raojibhai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01335
1173
2508
Patel, Raojibhai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01334
1172
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01334
1172
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
H
M
H
1926
violin
P01336
1174
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01333
1171
1407
Patanlkar V.V.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01333
1171
2506
Patankar V.V.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01812
1672
2466
Pat, Suren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01332
1170
0779
Pasupathi, D.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P01332
1170
2505
Pasupathi, D.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00075
1169
0778
Parwen, Sultana
H
F
H
1948
others
P01774
1631
2503
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
H
M
H
1916
vina
dattatreya
sitar
P00075
1169
2504
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
others
P01331
1168
2502
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nilkanta
H
M
H
1929
tabla
P01331
1168
0777
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nikanta
H
M
H
1929
tabla
P01774
1631
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
P01330
1167
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
H & C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01330
1167
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1927
others
P01329
1166
0775
Parvathy S.
C
F
H
1918
vocal
P01329
1166
2501
Parvathy S.
C
F
H
1918
vocal
P01767
1623
2499
Parvathy D.,
C
F
H
1930
vocal
P01328
1165
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
0772
Parvathavardhini
C
F
H
1935
vina
P01327
1164
0771
Parthasarathy, N.C.
C
M
H
1917
vina
P01327
1164
2497
Parthasarathy, N.C.
C
M
H
1917
vina
P01326
1163
0770
Parthasarathy, K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01326
1163
2496
Parthasarathy, K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01325
1162
0769
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01325
1162
2495
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01324
1161
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01324
1161
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01323
1160
0767
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P01323
1160
2493
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P01322
1159
2492
Parikh, Kishori Arvind
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01321
1158
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P01321
1158
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P01320
1157
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
P01320
1157
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
P01319
1156
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01319
1156
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01318
1155
0763
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01318
1155
2488
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01317
1154
0762
Parashuraman, B
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01317
1154
2487
Parashraman, B.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01811
1671
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01316
1153
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01316
1153
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01768
1624
2484
Paradkar, Shripad Rajaram
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P01315
1152
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01315
1152
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01810
1670
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
P00850
0661
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
others
P01314
1151
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01314
1151
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01313
1150
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01313
1150
2480
Pandya, Mahendrabghai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01796
1655
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01809
1669
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
P01312
1149
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01312
1149
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
H
M
H
1929
others
P01792
1649
2522
Pandse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01311
1148
0750
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01311
1148
2476
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01310
1147
0749
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01310
1147
2475
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01309
1146
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01309
1146
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00050
1145
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00050
1145
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01796
1655
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01308
1144
1404
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
H
M
H
1905
khyal

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