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
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1901
khyal
Others
3110
Verma R.D.
P01987
1855
H
M
H
1936
sitar
3109
Verma, Govindram
P01988
1856
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
tabla
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
P01998
1867
H
M
H
1946
Others
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
P01999
1868
H
M
H
1930
sarod
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
P02000
1869
H
M
H
1944
khyal
Others
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
P02001
1870
H
M
H
1942
tabla
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
P02002
1871
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0459
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
P00557
0337
N/A
F
H
1925
Vocal
2042
Kakti, J. Nanada
P00557
0337
N/A
M
H
1925
Vocal
0443
Kannan, S.
P00920
0736
N/A
M
H
1932
0450
Kapur, Trilok
P00928
0745
N/A
M
H
1928
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
2578
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi S.
P01395
1233
N/A
M
H
1904
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
P01706
1560
N/A
M
H
1911
Vocal
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1539
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1326
Banerjee, Tinkari
P00386
0155
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1576
Banerjee, Tinkari
P00386
0155
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
Others
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
0139
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
Vocal
1683
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
0175
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1710
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1720
Choudhry, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
0193
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
0194
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
1736
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
1739
Das, Kalipada
P00576
0360
O
M
H
1943
Vocal
0200
Das, Raghab Chandra
P00582
0366
O
M
H
1919
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
1837
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
0274
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
O
M
H
1920
Vocal
0275
Ghose, Santiv
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1846
Ghose, Santidev
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
P00759
0560
O
M
H
1925
Vocal
1923
Gulati, S.N.
P00766
0567
O
M
H
1919
violin
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
0369
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
M
Others
1918
1972
Jacob Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
F
O
1918
0379
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
P00109
0635
O
M
H
1896
Vocal
0604
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
P00870
0682
O
M
Others
1913
others
2271
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
P00870
0682
O
M
O
1913
cello
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
2043
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
0451
Kar, Hari Das
P00929
0746
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
2075
Kar, Hari Das
P00929
0746
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
0455
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
2081
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
0479
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
2108
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
2223
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
P01078
0899
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
P01079
0900
O
M
H
1942
Vocal
1386
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
P01139
0962
O
F
H
1914
Vocal

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