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
2117
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0485
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2118
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2153
Krishnamurthy, Vasa
P01012
0831
C
F
H
1923
vina
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
0543
Lahiri, Nilima
P01039
0859
H
F
H
1922
khyal
2183
Lahiri, Nilima
P01039
0859
H
F
H
1924
khyal
Others
0544
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2184
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0549
Lakshumi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
1384
Lakshmi K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2190
Lakshmi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2191
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
P01047
0867
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0551
Lakshmi Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
2834
Shankar, Lakshmi
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
2192
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
F
H
1902
vina
0552
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2194
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
P01053
0873
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2198
Lalitha, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
P01054
0874
C
F
H
1950
Vocal
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
P01055
0875
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0555
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
vina
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0557
Lall, Vidya
P01058
0878
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
0564
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1929
Vocal
2209
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1932
Others
2210
Leela, P.
P01066
0886
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2214
Lolekar, Anjnibai
P01070
0890
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
0577
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2234
Malathi, Balaram
P01090
0911
C
F
H
Vocal
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
P01099
0920
H
F
H
1883
khyal
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2251
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
2268
Massey, Pyare
P01125
0948
H
F
?
1933
Others
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
P01131
0954
H
F
H
1915
khyal
2287
Meera,Nathan
P01135
0958
C
F
H
1948
Vocal
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
P01139
0962
O
F
H
1914
Vocal
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
P01146
0970
H
F
H
1926
khyal
2309
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
P01151
0977
H
F
H
1931
khyal
Others
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
P01158
0984
H
F
H
1941
tabla
0632
Misra, Susheela
P01161
0987
H
F
H
1922
khyal
2315
Mishra, Sushhela
P01161
0987
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0634
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
2320
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
sitar
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
P01184
1011
H
F
H
1911
khyal
Others
2346
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
P01190
1017
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
0654
Mukherjee, Sandhya
P01195
1022
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2347
Mukherjee, Sandhya
P01195
1022
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2351
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
P01198
1025
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
1396
Mukta T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
Vocal
2353
Mukta, T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
1914
Vocal
0662
Munir Khatoon Begum
P01210
1038
H
F
M
1942
khyal
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
P01221
1052
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
2380
Naidu, Leela T.
P01230
1061
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
0703
Narayana Shastry, C.(Ramana Das)
P01258
1092
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
2438
Nayak, Jayshanker lallubhai
P01288
1123
H
F
H
1913
tabla
0726
Neela, Balasubramaniam
P01292
1127
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
2442
Neela, Balasubramaniam
P01292
1127
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
0729
Neelamma, Kadambi
P01295
1130
C
F
H
1911
vina
2445
Neelamma, Kadambi
P01295
1130
C
F
H
1911
vina
2447
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
O
F
M
1930
Vocal
0735
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
2459
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2460
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0772
Parvathavardhini
P01328
1165
C
F
H
1935
vina
0775
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
2501
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C
F
H
1927
Others
0778
Parwen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
H
1948
Others
2504
Parveen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
M
1948
Others
0791
Patnaik Sunada
P01343
1181
H
F
H
1934
khyal
0795
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
2520
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
P01354
1192
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
F
H
1924
Vocal

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