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
P01055
0751
0875
Lalitha, Nagarajan
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P01056
0555
0876
Lalitha, Ramaswami
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P01056
0752
0876
Lalitha, Ramaswami
C
F
H
1932
vina
P01057
0556
0877
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01057
0753
0877
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01058
0557
0878
Lall, Vidya
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01065
0564
0885
Leela, Omchery
C & H
F
H
1929
Vocal
P01065
0761
0885
Leela, Omchery
C & H
F
H
1932
Others
P01066
0762
0886
Leela, P.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01067
0565
0887
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01067
0763
0887
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01070
0766
0890
Lolekar, Anjnibai
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
P01071
0568
0891
Lolita Bhagat
O
F
H
1930
others
P01071
0767
0891
Lolita Bhagat
O
F
H
1930
piano
P01084
0577
0905
Maitili, Nageswaran
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
P01088
0580
0909
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
P01089
0788
0910
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
P01090
0786
0911
Malathi, Balaram
C
F
H
Vocal
P01091
0787
0912
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01092
0789
0913
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
H
F
H
1935
tabla
P01096
0610
0917
Maudgalya Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01096
0829
0917
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01099
0585
0920
Malpekar, Anjanibai
H
F
H
1883
khyal
P01101
0797
0923
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
F
H
1935
violin
P00107
1388
0924
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
Others
P00107
0796
0924
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
Others
P01108
0803
0931
Mania Ramchandra
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
P01125
0820
0948
Massey, Pyare
H
F
?
1933
Others
P01131
0615
0954
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
F
H
1915
khyal
P01135
0839
0958
Meera,Nathan
C
F
H
1948
Vocal
P01139
0843
0962
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
O
F
H
1914
Vocal
P01141
1391
0965
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01146
0859
0970
Mishra, Chakradhar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P01151
0861
0977
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
H
F
H
1931
khyal
Others
P01158
0865
0984
Mishra, Ramji 2
H
F
H
1941
tabla
P01161
0632
0987
Misra, Susheela
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01161
0867
0987
Mishra, Sushhela
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01165
0634
0991
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
P01165
0872
0991
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
sitar
P01167
0870
0993
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
H
F
H
1939
sitar
P00095
0637
0996
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
P00095
0875
0996
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
P01184
0645
1011
Moitra, Jyotirinda
H
F
H
1911
khyal
Others
P01190
0898
1017
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
P01195
0654
1022
Mukherjee, Sandhya
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01195
0899
1022
Mukherjee, Sandhya
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01198
0903
1025
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
P00096
1396
1028
Mukta T.
C
F
H
Vocal
P00096
0905
1028
Mukta, T.
C
F
H
1914
Vocal
P01210
0662
1038
Munir Khatoon Begum
H
F
M
1942
khyal
P01221
0673
1052
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
P01230
0932
1061
Naidu, Leela T.
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
P01258
0703
1092
Narayana Shastry, C.(Ramana Das)
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
P01288
0990
1123
Nayak, Jayshanker lallubhai
H
F
H
1913
tabla
P01292
0726
1127
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
P01292
0994
1127
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
P01295
0729
1130
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01295
0997
1130
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01296
0999
1131
Nigam, Ira
O
F
M
1930
Vocal
P01301
0735
1137
Padma, A.S.
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01301
1011
1137
Padma, A.S.
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01302
0736
1138
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
P01302
1012
1138
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
P01303
0737
1139
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01303
1013
1139
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01328
0772
1165
Parvathavardhini
C
F
H
1935
vina
P01329
0775
1166
Parvathy S.
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
P01329
1053
1166
Parvathy S.
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
P01330
0774
1167
Parvathy, Mahadevan
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
P01330
1052
1167
Parvathy, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1927
Others
P00075
0778
1169
Parwen, Sultana
H
F
H
1948
Others
P00075
1056
1169
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
Others
P01343
0791
1181
Patnaik Sunada
H
F
H
1934
khyal
P01347
0795
1185
Pattammal, D.K.
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
P01347
1072
1185
Pattammal, D.K.
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
P01353
0805
1191
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
P01354
0804
1192
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
P01355
0806
1193
Ponnammal Parasala B.
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
P01357
0809
1195
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
P01367
1097
1205
Prem Vallabh
H
F
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P01370
0822
1208
Purandare, Leela N.
H
F
H
khyal
P01370
1094
1208
Purandare, Leela N.
H
F
H
khyal
P01371
1095
1209
Puri, Premlata
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01372
0828
1210
Pushpa, K.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01372
1103
1210
Pushpa, K.
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
P01374
0831
1212
Radha
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01374
1106
1212
Radha
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01375
0832
1213
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01375
1107
1213
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01379
0837
1217
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P01379
1113
1217
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P01380
0838
1218
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P01380
1114
1218
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P01381
0839
1219
Radharani Devi
H
F
H
1915
Others
P01381
1108
1219
Radha Rani Devi
O
F
H
1917
Vocal
P01398
1410
1236
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
C
F
H
1927
vina
P01398
1137
1236
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
C
F
H
1927
vina
P01409
0871
1248
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01414
0877
1254
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
H
F
H
1933
khyal
P01422
0887
1263
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
F
H
1935
Vocal

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