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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01695
1548
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
P01330
1167
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
H & C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01853
1715
1141
Subbarao, B.
H & C
M
H
1894
vocal
P01065
0885
0564
Leela, Omchery
H & C
F
H
1929
vocal
P01065
0885
2209
Leela, Omchery
H & C
F
H
1932
others
P00938
0755
1380
Kashinath Shastrim J.L.
H & C
M
H
1922
violin
P00938
0755
2083
Kashinath Shastri, J.L.
H & C
M
H
1922
P01900
1764
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
H & C
F
H
1940
khyal
others
P05979
1591
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
H & C
M
H
1925
flute
others
P00828
0633
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
H & C
M
H
1921
vina
P01632
1485
2953
Sugandha, Raman
H & C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01960
1826
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
H & C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01706
1560
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
N/A
M
H
1911
vocal
P00920
0736
0443
Kannan, S.
N/A
M
H
1932
P00928
0745
0450
Kapur, Trilok
N/A
M
H
1928
P01382
1220
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
N/A
M
H
1932
P01382
1220
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
N/A
M
H
1932
P01395
1233
2578
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi S.
N/A
M
H
1904
P00557
0337
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
N/A
F
H
1925
vocal
P00557
0337
2042
Kakti, J. Nanada
N/A
M
H
1925
vocal
P00404
0175
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
O
M
H
1909
P00695
0490
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
O
M
M
1907
santur
P01520
1365
2787
Saxena, Shanta
O
F
H
vocal
P01973
1841
1264
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
O
M
H
1893
vocal
P00570
0354
0193
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
O
M
M
1931
P01281
1116
0721
Naushad Ali
O
M
M
1919
P00570
0354
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
P01531
1376
1024
Sen, Nilima
O
F
H
1928
vocal
P01531
1376
2803
Sen, Nilima
O
F
H
1928
vocal
P00418
0189
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P01532
1377
1421
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
O
F
H
vocal
P00418
0189
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P01139
0962
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
O
F
H
1914
vocal
P01532
1377
2804
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
O
F
H
vocal
P00573
0357
0194
Das, Anandi Ram
O
M
H
1909
vocal
P01533
1378
1422
Sengupta, Aparna
O
F
H
1935
vocal
P00573
0357
1736
Das, Anandi Ram
O
M
H
1909
vocal
P01533
1378
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
O
F
H
1935
vocal
P00576
0360
1739
Das, Kalipada
O
M
H
1943
vocal
P00582
0366
0200
Das, Raghab Chandra
O
M
H
1919
P01296
1131
2447
Nigam, Ira
O
F
M
1930
vocal
P01297
1132
1402
Nimaicharan Harichandan
O
M
H
1901
vocal
P00437
0208
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
others
P01423
1264
0888
Ramalinga Baghavatar
O
M
H
1896
P00437
0208
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P00870
0682
0604
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
O
M
O
1913
others
P00590
0375
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
O
M
H
1903
vocal
P00870
0682
2271
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
O
M
O
1913
cello
P01669
1522
1200
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
O
F
H
1936
vocal
P00591
0377
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
violin
P01669
1522
3002
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
O
F
H
1936
vocal
P00591
0377
1358
Datta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P01673
1526
1204
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
O
M
H
1913
P01673
1526
3004
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
O
M
H
1913
P00597
0384
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
vocal
P00597
0384
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
vocal
khol
P01800
1659
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P00029
0536
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
sitar
P01800
1659
2759
Sarma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P00451
0223
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
O
M
H
1901
P00029
0536
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
P01169
0995
2322
Mitra, Rajeswar (Sharnagadeva)
O
M
H
1917
P00095
0996
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00095
0996
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01804
1663
1097
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
O
M
H
1912
timila
P01180
1007
0643
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1907
vocal
khol
P01180
1007
2332
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1907
vocal
khol
P00894
0708
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00469
0242
0139
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00894
0708
2043
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P01568
1417
1069
Shiledar, Jayram Yeshwant
O
M
H
1917
vocal
P00471
0244
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P01568
1417
2859
Shiledarm Jayram Yeshwant
O
M
H
1917
vocal
P01819
1679
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
O
M
H
1915
vocal
P00471
0244
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00325
0088
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00325
0088
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00759
0560
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
O
M
H
1925
vocal
P01194
1021
0653
Mukherjee, Hemanata Kumar
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01573
1423
1076
Shukla, Jagannath
O
M
H
1905
vocal
P01194
1021
2345
Mukherjee, Hemanta Kumar
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01573
1423
2865
Shukla, Jagannath
O
M
H
1905
vocal
P01833
1693
0844
Raghavan, Venkataraman
O
M
H
1908
P00766
0567
1923
Gulati, S.N.
O
M
H
1919
violin
P01199
1026
2352
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P01201
1029
0656
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
O
M
H
vocal
P01201
1029
2354
Muktiyar, Moniram Gayan
O
M
H
vocal
P01203
1031
0657
Mullick, Pamkaj Kumar
O
M
H
1905
vocal
P01844
1706
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
O
M
H
1901
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P00773
0574
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
O
M
H
1938
vocal
P00631
0421
0241
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
violin
P00631
0421
1796
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
vocal
P01465
1308
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01465
1308
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P00497
0272
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
O
M
H
1895
vocal
P00497
0272
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
O
M
H
1895
vocal
P01468
1311
0944
Roy, Juthika
O
F
H
192
vocal