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
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
H
1915
sitar
bin
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
P00417
0188
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
2685
Rangaswamy, M.R.
P01886
1748
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
0239
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
0541
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
sitar
dilruba
1075
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
2864
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
0077
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
P00360
0127
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
1551
Balakrishna, Calakudy N.S.
P00360
0127
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2432
Navaneetha Krishnan, Thiruppullani, S.
P01282
1117
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
ghatam
1224
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
3027
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
1260
Venkataram,bangalore K,
P01721
1576
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
3080
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
P01721
1576
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
0530
Krishnaswami, S
P01023
0842
C
M
H
1908
violin
gottuvadyam
0308
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
P01867
1729
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1732
Dandapani, Anayampatty
P00568
0352
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
0070
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1540
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
kanjira
jaltarang
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
2375
Nagarajan, Tirvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
1174
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
P01649
1502
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1223
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
3026
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1252
Veerusawmy, Conjeewaram Velayuda Mudaliar
P01713
1567
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
3065
Veerusamy, Conjeepuram Velayuda
P01713
1567
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
2675
Ranganath, V.V.
P01881
1743
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
kanjira
2886
Sivaprakasam, Thanjavur S.M.
P01919
1783
C
M
H
1930
mridangam
kanjira
1908
Govind Warier,K.S.
P00741
0542
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
2018
Joseph, K. Sebastian
P00873
0685
C
M
Others
1920
harmonium
mridangam
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
2065
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
0507
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
2142
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
3122
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
2623
Ramachar, H.P.
P01866
1728
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
0176
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
1712
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
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
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
0277
Ghosh, Radhagovinda
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
1905
Govind Ram
P00740
0541
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
1379
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar Damodar Kashinath
P00874
0686
H
M
H
1908
tabla
pakhavaj
2033
Joshi-Mangalwadhekar Damodar Kashimath
P00874
0686
H
M
H
1908
tabla
pakhavaj
2044
Kale Khan
P00896
0710
H
M
M
1923
tabla
pakhavaj
0818
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
2545
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
F
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
1426
Shardul Sihgh, Saheb Singh Ragi
P01556
1403
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
1199
Thokchom Angouba Singh
P01945
1810
H
M
H
1892
tabla
pakhavaj
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
2833
Shamshddin Khan
P01551
1398
H
M
M
1916
tabla
sarangi
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
1544
Badshah Makarand Satya Prasad
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
bin
sitar
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1801
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
0627
Misra, Lal Mani
P01164
0990
H
M
H
1924
vchitra vina
sitar
sitar
0634
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar

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