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
P00814
0619
1972
Jacob Bernard Vivian
O
F
O
1918
P00671
0464
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
O
M
M
1930
P00671
0464
1837
Gazder, Ali
O
M
M
1930
others
P01499
1344
1419
Sarkar, Supurova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01499
1344
2758
Sarkar, Suprova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01500
1345
0986
Sarma, Dilip
O
M
H
1926
vocal
P01500
1345
2760
Sarma, Dilip
O
M
H
1926
vocal
P01381
1219
2556
Radha Rani Devi
O
F
H
1917
vocal
P00964
0782
0479
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
O
M
H
vocal
P00964
0782
2108
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
O
M
H
vocal
P00386
0155
1326
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00386
0155
1576
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00546
0324
0175
Chitra Gupta
O
M
H
1919
P00546
0324
1710
Chitra Gupta
O
M
H
1919
P00681
0475
0274
Ghose, Rathin
O
M
H
1920
vocal
P01385
1223
2565
Raghavan, K.
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P00682
0476
0275
Ghose, Santiv
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P00682
0476
1846
Ghose, Santidev
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P00109
0635
0379
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
O
M
H
1896
vocal
P00685
0479
1365
Ghosh Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P01758
1614
1445
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
O
M
O
1916
vocal
P01758
1614
3151
Xavier, Fr. Calilo
O
M
O
1916
vocal
P00689
0484
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00555
0335
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00690
0485
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P01635
1488
1161
Sumati Devi
O
F
H
930
vocal
P00397
0168
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00555
0335
1720
Choudhry, Dwijen
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P01635
1488
2958
Sumati Devi
O
F
H
1930
vocal
P00397
0168
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00556
0336
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
O
F
H
1937
vocal
P00556
0336
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
O
F
H
1937
vocal
P01268
1102
0711
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
vocal
P00402
0173
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P01268
1102
2417
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
vocal
P01764
1620
0911
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
O
M
H
1918
others
P00402
0173
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P01764
1620
2659
Ramachandra, Chitalkar
O
M
H
1918
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
P06308
1238
0859
Rajam, N.
H & C
M
H
1939
violin
P00850
0661
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
others
P01145
0969
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
H & C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01300
1136
0734
Padhy, Kashinath
H & C
M
H
1918
vocal
P01300
1136
2458
Padhy, Kashinath
H & C
M
H
1918
others
P00728
0528
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
H & C
M
H
1931
violin
P01695
1548
1227
Vanaja, Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
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
P00263
0018
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P06047
0342
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P00983
0802
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
H
M
H
1932
others
P01123
0946
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01640
1493
2964
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
H
F
H
1918
violin
P01765
1621
2478
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00263
0018
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00405
0176
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
H
F
H
1914
others
P06047
0342
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P01124
0947
0603
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01521
1366
1012
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00264
0019
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P00696
0492
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P00843
0652
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01124
0947
2242
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P06308
1238
2586
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P01521
1366
2788
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00264
0019
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
H
M
M
1916
others
P00079
0344
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
P00696
0492
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
P00843
0652
1996
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01125
0948
2268
Massey, Pyare
H
F
?
1933
others
P01522
1367
1013
Seal, Paritosh
H
M
H
1911
violin
P01642
1495
1434
Surinder Singh
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00265
0020
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
tabla
P05900
0493
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P00074
0653
0391
Jasraj, Pandit
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P01126
0949
2269
Master Mohan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01522
1367
2789
Seal, Paritosh
H
M
H
1911
violin

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