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
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1808
Easwaran, Manargudi
P00643
0435
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0249
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1805
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1801
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
0245
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
1800
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
P00630
0420
H
F
H
1919
khyal
Others
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
0239
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
1793
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
P00623
0413
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0234
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1788
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0229
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
P00615
0404
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
P00612
0401
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
P00611
0400
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1776
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
P00610
0399
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0224
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1775
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0223
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1774
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0222
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
P00607
0396
H
M
M
1918
khyal
1773
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
P00607
0396
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0221
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1772
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
0220
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
P00605
0394
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1771
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
P00605
0394
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0225
Deshoande, Vaman Hari
P00604
0393
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
0218
Desai, Thakorbhai KhushaLbhai
P00602
0391
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1769
Desai, Thakorbhai Khushalbhai
P00602
0391
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1768
Desai, Nildhara
0390
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0217
Desai, Nidhara
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
1767
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0216
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0215
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1902
khyal
1766
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1901
khyal
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1764
Deo, Rajabhau
P00599
0386
H
M
H
1917
khyal
Others
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
1763
Dayal Singh
P00598
0385
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
0211
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshanker
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1760
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshankar
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0209
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
P00595
0381
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
1758
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
P00595
0381
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
0210
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
1759
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
1757
Datta, Rash Behari
P00593
0379
H
M
H
1946
sitar
0208
Datta, Kanai
P00592
0378
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1756
Datta, Kanai
P00592
0378
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1755
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1807
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
P00028
0376
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal

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