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
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
0587
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
P05920
0922
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0586
Mammen Bhagavather, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
Vocal
2243
Mammen Bhagavathar, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
Vocal
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
P01099
0920
H
F
H
1883
khyal
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
P01097
0918
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
2342
Mallick, Ramchatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
P06689
0916
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
0584
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
P01093
0914
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
2234
Malathi, Balaram
P01090
0911
C
F
H
Vocal
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
P01088
0909
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
0579
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2232
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
2230
Majumder, Abhijit Kumar(Sarnajeet)
P01086
0907
H
M
H
1950
tabla
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
P01085
0906
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2340
Majaddid Niazi
P00853
0664
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
0577
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
2228
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
2227
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
1386
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
2226
Maharaj Prakash
P01081
0902
H
M
H
1945
tabla
2225
Mahapatra, Markandeya
P01080
0901
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0576
Mahapatra Markandeya
P01080
0901
H
M
H
1917
khyal
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
P01079
0900
O
M
H
1942
Vocal
2223
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
P01078
0899
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1915
khyal
Others
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
0574
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2220
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0573
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
2219
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
C
M
H
1932
chenda
0570
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
H
1920
tabla
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
Others
1920
tabla
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
2214
Lolekar, Anjnibai
P01070
0890
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
0567
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
Others
1905
khyal
1385
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
Others
2213
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
0566
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2212
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2210
Leela, P.
P01066
0886
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0564
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1929
Vocal
2209
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1932
Others
0563
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
923
Vocal
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
0560
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2205
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0561
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
2206
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
2208
Lax,inarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
2203
Latafat Hussein Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1923
khyal
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1921
khyal
2202
Lall. Vidya
P01058
0878
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0557
Lall, Vidya
P01058
0878
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0555
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
vina
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
P01055
0875
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2198
Lalitha, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
P01054
0874
C
F
H
1950
Vocal
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
P01053
0873
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2195
Laksuminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
0549
Lakshumi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0553
Lakshminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
0552
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2194
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
0550
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
M
H
1902
vina
2192
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
F
H
1902
vina
2191
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
P01047
0867
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
2190
Lakshmi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0551
Lakshmi Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
0554
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
0548
Lakshmi Naidu, B.
P01047
0867
C
M
H
1937
Vocal

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