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
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
P00706
0505
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
P00731
0531
C
F
H
1918
vina
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0328
Gowrikumari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
1918
Gowrikimari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
0346
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1913
khyal
1939
Hangal, Gangubai
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1923
khyal
0347
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1940
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1947
Haripriya, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
P00789
0593
C
F
H
1952
Vocal
1951
Hirabet, Sita
P00793
0597
H
F
H
1909
khyal
1955
Hoogar, Malleshappa Channappa
P00796
0601
H
F
H
1925
tabla
1957
Hukkeri, Azambai
P00798
0603
H
F
M
1928
khyal
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
P00810
0615
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
1972
Jacob Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
F
O
1918
0373
Jadhav, Laxmibai
P00821
0626
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
1987
Jadhav, Laxmibai
P00821
0626
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
1985
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0384
Janaki, Hariharan S.
P00836
0643
C
F
H
1931
vina
1989
Janaki Iyer
P00837
0644
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
0385
Janaki, Komattil
P00839
0647
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0386
Janakidevi, Rayaprolu
P00840
0648
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1992
Jankidevi, Rayaprolu
P00840
0648
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1997
Jasraj
P00074
0653
H
F
H
1930
khyal
1998
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
P00844
0654
H
F
H
1923
khyal
0395
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2001
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2002
Jayalakshmi
0659
C
F
H
1921
2005
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
P00849
0660
C
F
H
1940
vina
0461
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1377
Jayamma, B.
P00859
0671
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2006
Jayamma, B.
P00859
0671
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2007
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
P00860
0672
H
F
H
193
khyal
0397
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
P00861
0673
C
F
H
1925
vina
2008
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
P00861
0673
C
F
H
1925
vina
0398
Jayammal, Tanjore*
P00862
0674
C
F
H
1891
Vocal
1381
Kallyanikutty P.N.
P00898
0712
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
2047
Kallyanikutty P.N.
P00898
0712
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
0428
Kalpakam, S.
P00899
0713
C
F
H
1917
violin
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0432
Kalyanpur, Saguna
P00902
0717
H
F
H
1919
khyal
2053
Kamakshi, Chandrasekaran
P00904
0719
C
F
H
1931
vina
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
2054
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
2056
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2057
Kamala, Narasimban
P00908
0723
C
F
H
1934
vina
2058
Kamala, Ramamurthy
P00909
0724
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
P00097
0725
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2060
Kamala, Vishwanathan
P00910
0726
C
F
H
1942
Vocal
0437
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2061
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2064
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2077
KAradgekar, Sardarbai
P00931
0748
H
F
H
1912
khyal
0457
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
Others
2082
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
Others
2090
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
P00944
0761
H
F
H
1929
khyal
2093
Kelekar, Girijabai
P00947
0764
H
F
H
1903
khyal
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
2102
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
F
H
1922
flute
2104
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
P00959
0777
H
F
H
1916
khyal
Others
0478
Khirwadkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
2107
Khirwardkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
2109
Khurana, Shanno
P06202
0783
H
F
H
1927
khyal
Others
0484
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
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

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