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
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
P00611
0400
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
P00612
0401
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
P00615
0404
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0229
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
P00623
0413
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
P00630
0420
H
F
H
1919
khyal
Others
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
0605
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0929
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
2270
Master Rattan
P00639
0431
H
F
H
1914
khyal
2694
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
1435
Sundaramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1813
Gadgil, Shakunthala Viswanath
P00647
0439
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
0254
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1818
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0255
Gandhi, Amritlal Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1819
Gandhi, Amrital Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0256
Gandhi, Vijayalaxinl Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
0257
Ganesa Bhagavathar, S.
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
Vocal
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0261
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Gandesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
M
H
1933
khyal
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
F
H
1935
khyal
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0265
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1833
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
P05853
0462
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
P05853
0462
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
0271
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
1838
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
0269
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
1839
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
0272
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0273
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
Others
1842
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
dhrupad
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
P00679
0473
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
0278
Ghose-Dastidar, Bijon
P00680
0474
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1844
Ghose Dastidar, Bijan
P00680
0474
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0274
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
O
M
H
1920
Vocal
1845
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
H
M
H
1902
Others
0275
Ghose, Santiv
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1846
Ghose, Santidev
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1847
Ghose. Asrukuna
P00683
0477
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
0276
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
P00686
0480
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
P00686
0480
H
M
H
1907
khyal
Others
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1851
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
P00688
0482
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
P05977
0483
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
P00689
0484
H
F
H
1922
khyal
Others
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
0286
Ginde, Krishna
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
1868
Girraj Prasad
P00701
0499
H
M
H
1920
Others
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
P00702
0500
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0289
Gnanasundaram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0290
Gokhale, Ganesh Ramchandra
P00704
0502
H
M
H
1894
khyal

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