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
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
P00065
1840
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1264
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
P01973
1841
O
M
H
1893
Vocal
3085
Venkataramaiah, H.V.
P01975
1843
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
3088
Venkataramana Sastry, H.K.
P01976
1844
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1271
Venkatarao, Munganty
P01977
1845
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
3097
Venkatehaiah, S.V.
P01978
1846
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
P01979
1847
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
1274
Venkateshaiah
P01980
1848
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
1441
Venkateswara Rao, Ghantasala
P01981
1849
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1275
Venkateswara Sarma, Chilakalapudi
P01982
1850
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
3098
Venkateswararan, K.A.
P01983
1851
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
3102
Venkatramier Kunnakkudy
P01984
1852
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1901
khyal
Others
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
P01989
1857
C
F
H
1946
Vocal
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
P01990
1858
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
P01991
1859
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
P01994
1862
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
P01994
1862
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
P00059
1864
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
P01998
1867
H
M
H
1946
Others
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
P02000
1869
H
M
H
1944
khyal
Others
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
P02002
1871
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
P02004
1873
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
P02005
1875
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
0925
Ratna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
2689
Rathna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
2893
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
0459
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
1528
Asad Ali Khan
P05950
0098
H
M
M
1937
bin
1544
Badshah Makarand Satya Prasad
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
bin
sitar
1763
Dayal Singh
P00598
0385
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
0596
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
2256
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0640
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
2328
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
0785
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhav
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
2512
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhas
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
2271
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
P00870
0682
O
M
O
1913
cello
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
C
M
H
1932
chenda
0176
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
1712
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
0641
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
2329
Mohammad Khasim Saheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
2369
Nadaf, Hussein Babu
P01217
1047
H
M
M
1927
clarinet
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
2424
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
1169
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
2968
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
2503
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
dattatreya
vina
sitar
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1793
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
P01088
0909
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
1175
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
edakka
2404
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
H
M
H
1905
edakka
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
1740
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
Vocal
flute
ochestration
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1753
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
0441
Kannan, K
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
2066
Kanna, K.
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
0473
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
M
H
1922
flute
2102
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
F
H
1922
flute
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai

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