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 - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00698
1162
0494
Rama Rao,N.R.
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P00032
0288
0498
Girija Devi
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
P00032
0419
0498
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
P00706
0425
0505
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
P00709
1370
0508
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P00709
0428
0508
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P00710
0429
0509
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00731
0436
0531
Gopal Rao, L.
C
F
H
1918
vina
P00735
0311
0535
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00756
0327
0557
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P00757
0328
0558
Gowrikumari, M.G.
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00757
0470
0558
Gowrikimari, M.G.
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00768
0479
0569
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
H
F
H
1938
Others
P05991
0346
0583
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
H
F
H
1913
khyal
P05991
0491
0583
Hangal, Gangubai
H
F
H
1923
khyal
P00780
0347
0584
Hangal, Sharada
H
F
H
1929
khyal
P00780
0492
0584
Hangal, Sharada
H
F
H
1929
khyal
P00789
0499
0593
Haripriya, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
C
F
H
1952
Vocal
P00793
0503
0597
Hirabet, Sita
H
F
H
1909
khyal
P00796
0507
0601
Hoogar, Malleshappa Channappa
H
F
H
1925
tabla
P00798
0509
0603
Hukkeri, Azambai
H
F
M
1928
khyal
P00810
0520
0615
Iqbat Hussein Khan
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
P00814
0524
0619
Jacob Bernard Vivian
O
F
O
1918
P00821
0373
0626
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00821
0539
0626
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00833
0382
0639
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P00833
0537
0639
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P00836
0384
0643
Janaki, Hariharan S.
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00837
0541
0644
Janaki Iyer
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
P00839
0385
0647
Janaki, Komattil
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P00840
0386
0648
Janakidevi, Rayaprolu
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
P00840
0544
0648
Jankidevi, Rayaprolu
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
P00074
0549
0653
Jasraj
H
F
H
1930
khyal
P00844
0550
0654
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
H
F
H
1923
khyal
P00848
0395
0658
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P00848
0553
0658
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0554
0659
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1921
P00849
0557
0660
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
C
F
H
1940
vina
P00854
0461
0666
Kaur, Surinder
H
F
Others
1929
P00856
1376
0668
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P00856
0555
0668
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P00857
0396
0669
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P00857
0556
0669
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P00859
1377
0671
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
P00859
0558
0671
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
P00860
0559
0672
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
H
F
H
193
khyal
P00861
0397
0673
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00861
0560
0673
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00862
0398
0674
Jayammal, Tanjore*
C
F
H
1891
Vocal
P00898
1381
0712
Kallyanikutty P.N.
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
P00898
0599
0712
Kallyanikutty P.N.
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
P00899
0428
0713
Kalpakam, S.
C
F
H
1917
violin
P00043
0600
0714
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
P00902
0432
0717
Kalyanpur, Saguna
H
F
H
1919
khyal
P00904
0605
0719
Kamakshi, Chandrasekaran
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00905
0433
0720
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P00905
0606
0720
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P00907
0608
0722
Kamala, Kailasanathan
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
P00908
0609
0723
Kamala, Narasimban
C
F
H
1934
vina
P00909
0610
0724
Kamala, Ramamurthy
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
P00097
0611
0725
Kamala, T.R. Muti
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P00910
0612
0726
Kamala, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1942
Vocal
P00911
0437
0727
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P00911
0613
0727
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P00914
0440
0730
Kanakadurga, V.B.
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
P00914
0616
0730
Kanakadurga, V.B.
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
P00931
0629
0748
KAradgekar, Sardarbai
H
F
H
1912
khyal
P00936
0457
0753
Karwal, Leela
H
F
H
1918
Others
P00936
0634
0753
Karwal, Leela
H
F
H
1918
Others
P00944
0642
0761
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
H
F
H
1929
khyal
P00947
0645
0764
Kelekar, Girijabai
H
F
H
1903
khyal
P00950
0467
0768
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
H
F
H
1892
khyal
P00957
0654
0775
Kesi, N.
C
F
H
1922
flute
P00959
0656
0777
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
H
F
H
1916
khyal
Others
P00963
0478
0781
Khirwadkar, Meera
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00963
0659
0781
Khirwardkar, Meera
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P06202
0661
0783
Khurana, Shanno
H
F
H
1927
khyal
Others
P00972
0484
0791
Komala, A.P.
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
P00972
0669
0791
Komala, A.P.
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P00973
0485
0792
Komalavalli, S.
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
P00973
0670
0792
Komalavalli, S.
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
P01012
0705
0831
Krishnamurthy, Vasa
C
F
H
1923
vina
P00064
1383
0853
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00064
0729
0853
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P01039
0543
0859
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01039
0735
0859
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1924
khyal
Others
P01040
0544
0860
Lakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01040
0736
0860
Lakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01046
0549
0866
Lakshumi, K.R.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01046
1384
0866
Lakshmi K.R.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01046
0742
0866
Lakshmi, K.R.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01047
0743
0867
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P01049
0551
0869
Lakshmi Shankar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
P01049
0745
0869
Lakshmi, Shankar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
P01049
1386
0869
Shankar, Lakshmi
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
P01050
0744
0870
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
C
F
H
1902
vina
P01051
0552
0871
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
P01051
0746
0871
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
P01053
0749
0873
Lalita Bal, B.S.
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
P01054
0750
0874
Lalitha, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
C
F
H
1950
Vocal

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