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
P01994
1680
1862
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
P01995
1679
1863
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P00059
1442
1864
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
P01996
1682
1865
Viswanatha Sarma B.K.
C
M
H
1913
violin
P01997
1302
1866
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01997
1687
1866
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
P01998
1691
1867
Vyas, Pranlal
H
M
H
1946
Others
P01999
1692
1868
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
H
M
H
1930
sarod
P02000
1694
1869
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
Others
P02001
1696
1870
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P02002
1705
1871
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P02003
1707
1872
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P02004
1313
1873
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
P02005
1014
1875
Padmaia, S.S.
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
P02006
0925
1876
Ratna, R.
C
F
H
Vocal
P02006
1241
1876
Rathna, R.
C
F
H
Vocal
P02007
1103
1877
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
Vocal
P02007
1445
1877
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
Vocal
P00038
0244
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00736
0313
0537
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00939
0459
0756
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01530
1023
1375
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
P01530
1354
1375
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
P01715
1253
1569
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
P00628
0239
0418
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
P00459
0185
0231
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
P00764
0476
0565
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
P01539
1034
1384
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
P01539
1368
1384
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
P01171
0877
0998
Mohd. Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
P00424
0156
0195
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
P00346
0092
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
kanjira
jaltarang
P00724
0304
0524
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00724
0443
0524
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P01886
1237
1748
Rangaswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
P00716
0437
0516
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
P00830
0380
0636
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
P01164
0627
0990
Misra, Lal Mani
H
M
H
1924
vchitra vina
sitar
sitar
P01173
0640
1000
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01173
0880
1000
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01774
1055
1631
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
H
M
H
1916
dattatreya
vina
sitar
P01841
0948
1703
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
P05930
0033
0038
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
P00577
0197
0361
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
P00577
0292
0361
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
P00632
0242
0422
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
P06033
1219
0491
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
P01082
1386
0903
Maharana, Banamli
O
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
P01082
0779
0903
Maharana, Banmali
H
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
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
P01006
0507
0825
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
P01006
0694
0825
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
P00548
0264
0328
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
P00628
0345
0418
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
P00093
1376
1390
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
P01695
1227
1548
Vanaja, Iyengar
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
P01695
1584
1548
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
P01434
0899
1275
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
P00093
1041
1390
Shah, Occhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin

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