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
P01150
0976
0621
Mishra, Hari Shankar
H
M
H
1917
dhrupad
khyal
P01150
0976
2308
Mishra, Hari Shankar
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0975
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P01149
0974
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P00034
0973
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
P01148
0972
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01147
0971
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01146
0970
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P01145
0969
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
H
M
H
1927
violin
P01144
0968
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
P01143
0967
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P01142
0966
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01141
0965
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01141
0965
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01140
0964
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00417
0188
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
P01085
0906
2266
Mijumdar, Krishna Rao Gopal Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
名前二人分?
P00105
0963
0619
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00105
0963
2292
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01139
0962
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
O
F
H
1914
vocal
P01138
0961
0618
Mehta, R.C.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01138
0961
2290
Mehta, R.C.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
others
P01137
0960
0617
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P01137
0960
2289
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P01136
0959
0616
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Maharaj)
H
M
H
1907
others
P01136
0959
2288
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Mahara)
H
M
H
1907
others
P01135
0958
2287
Meera,Nathan
C
F
H
1948
vocal
P01134
0957
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P01133
0956
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
C
M
H
1933
vina
P01131
0954
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
F
H
1915
khyal
P01131
0954
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01132
0955
2283
Mazumdar, Narayan Rao Gururao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00855
0667
2282
Mazmudar, Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01130
0953
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01130
0953
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01129
0952
0612
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01129
0952
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01128
0951
0611
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01128
0951
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00923
0740
2278
Maudgalya, Vinaya Chandra
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01096
0917
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01096
0917
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P00923
0740
0609
Maudgalaya, Vinaya Chandra
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01912
1776
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01912
1776
0608
Mattu, Regeshwari
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00771
0572
0607
Mattoo, Jiwan Lal
H
M
H
1891
khyal
P00755
0556
0606
Mattigatti, Panchaxariswami
H
M
H
0.34
khyal
P00755
0556
2275
Mattigatti, Panchakshariswami
H
M
H
khyal
P00723
0523
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P00713
0512
2273
Mathur, Shakuntala
H
M
H
1931
khyal
others
P00634
0424
0605
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P00634
0424
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00870
0682
0604
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
O
M
O
1913
others
P00870
0682
2271
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
O
M
O
1913
cello
P01127
0950
2426
Matesa Pillai, Mannargud
C
M
H
1902
mursing
P00639
0431
2270
Master Rattan
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P01126
0949
2269
Master Mohan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01125
0948
2268
Massey, Pyare
H
F
?
1933
others
P01124
0947
0603
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01124
0947
2242
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P01123
0946
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01122
0945
0602
Marimutha Pillai, G.
C
M
H
1909
tavil
P01122
0945
2265
Marimutha Pillai, G
C
M
H
1909
tavil
P01121
0944
2264
Mariappa, S.N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01121
0944
0601
Mariappa, S..N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01120
0943
0600
Mariappa, M.
C
M
H
1916
mursing
P01120
0943
2263
Mariappa, M.
C
M
H
1916
mursing
P01119
0942
2262
Mariandam, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01119
0942
0599
Marianandam, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01118
0941
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01118
0941
2261
Marathe, Ram
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01117
0940
2260
Marathe, Anand Ganesh
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01116
0939
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01116
0939
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P05920
0922
2258
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01114
0937
2257
Mansoor, Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01114
0937
0597
Mansoor Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01113
0936
0596
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01113
0936
2256
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01112
0935
2255
Manmohan Singh
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01111
0934
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01111
0934
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01110
0933
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01109
0932
2252
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01108
0931
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P01108
0931
2251
Mania Ramchandra
H
F
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P01107
0930
0591
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01107
0930
2247
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P06040
0929
2250
Mani Prasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01103
0926
0594
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P01105
0928
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01105
0928
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01104
0927
0592
Mani Iyer, Madurai
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01103
0926
2249
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P01102
0925
0589
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01102
0925
2246
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00107
0924
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
P00107
0924
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others