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
P00934
0456
0751
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
P00934
0632
0751
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
bin
P00459
0185
0231
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
P00417
0845
0188
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
P01886
1237
1748
Rangaswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
P00628
0239
0418
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
P01037
0541
0857
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
H
M
H
1907
sitar
dilruba
P01572
1075
1422
Shukla, Harikant B.
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
P01572
1416
1422
Shukla, Harikant B.
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
P00360
0077
0127
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
P00360
0103
0127
Balakrishna, Calakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
P00446
0130
0217
Bholanath Prassana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00446
0181
0217
Bholanath Prasnana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00472
0168
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
P00472
0251
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
P00632
0242
0422
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
P01434
0899
1275
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
P00424
0446
0195
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P00724
0304
0524
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00724
0443
0524
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P01098
0583
0919
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01098
0791
0919
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01282
0984
1117
Navaneetha Krishnan, Thiruppullani, S.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01389
0845
1227
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
ghatam
P01691
1224
1544
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
P01691
1579
1544
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
P01721
1260
1576
Venkataram,bangalore K,
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01721
1632
1576
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01023
0530
0842
Krishnaswami, S
C
M
H
1908
violin
gottuvadyam
P00424
0308
0195
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00373
0116
0141
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
P01672
1555
1525
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
P01867
1178
1729
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
P00510
0161
0286
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00510
0226
0286
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00568
0284
0352
Dandapani, Anayampatty
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
P00346
0070
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P00346
0092
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
kanjira
jaltarang
P00035
0248
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00035
0356
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00716
0437
0516
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
P01223
0675
1054
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
P01223
0927
1054
Nagarajan, Tirvarur R.
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
P01649
1174
1502
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01690
1223
1543
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01690
1578
1543
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01713
1252
1567
Veerusawmy, Conjeewaram Velayuda Mudaliar
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01713
1617
1567
Veerusamy, Conjeepuram Velayuda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01881
1227
1743
Ranganath, V.V.
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
kanjira
P01919
1438
1783
Sivaprakasam, Thanjavur S.M.
C
M
H
1930
mridangam
kanjira
P00741
0460
0542
Govind Warier,K.S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
P00873
0570
0685
Joseph, K. Sebastian
C
M
Others
1920
harmonium
mridangam
P00915
1382
0731
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
P00915
0617
0731
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
P01006
0507
0825
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
P01006
0694
0825
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
P01741
1291
1596
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
P01741
1674
1596
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
P01866
1175
1728
Ramachar, H.P.
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
P01064
0562
0884
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
P01064
0759
0884
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
P00548
0176
0328
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
P00548
0264
0328
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
P01715
1253
1569
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
P00295
0032
0053
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
Vocal
flute
ochestration
P00295
0042
0053
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
P01441
0906
1282
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
P01466
1268
1309
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
P05979
1289
1591
Vijay Raghav Rao
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
P01782
1033
1639
Sashappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01782
1367
1639
Seshappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P05930
0033
0038
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
P00684
0277
0478
Ghosh, Radhagovinda
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
P00684
0404
0478
Ghosh Radhagovindra
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
P06033
1219
0491
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
P00740
0457
0541
Govind Ram
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
P00874
1379
0686
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar Damodar Kashinath
H
M
H
1908
tabla
pakhavaj
P00874
0585
0686
Joshi-Mangalwadhekar Damodar Kashimath
H
M
H
1908
tabla
pakhavaj
P00896
0596
0710
Kale Khan
H
M
M
1923
tabla
pakhavaj
P01367
0818
1205
Prem Vallabh
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P01367
1097
1205
Prem Vallabh
H
F
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P01556
1426
1403
Shardul Sihgh, Saheb Singh Ragi
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P01945
1199
1810
Thokchom Angouba Singh
H
M
H
1892
tabla
pakhavaj
P01841
0948
1703
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
P01197
0900
1024
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
P00764
0476
0565
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
P01551
1385
1398
Shamshddin Khan
H
M
M
1916
tabla
sarangi
P01466
0949
1309
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
P00350
0096
0117
Badshah Makarand Satya Prasad
H
M
H
1912
khyal
bin
sitar
P00377
0089
0145
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00377
0120
0145
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00636
0353
0427
Doshi, A.V.
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
P06007
0362
0608
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P06007
0514
0608
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P01083
0578
0904
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
P01164
0627
0990
Misra, Lal Mani
H
M
H
1924
vchitra vina
sitar
sitar
P01165
0634
0991
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
P00003
1000
0057
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
P00412
0111
0183
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
P00412
0148
0183
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar

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