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
P00695
0490
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
H
M
M
1907
santur
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P00696
0492
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P00696
0492
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
P05900
0493
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P00698
0494
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P00699
0495
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00699
0495
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00042
0496
0286
Ginde, Krishna
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00042
0496
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P06104
0497
0287
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P06104
0497
1866
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P00032
0498
0288
Girija Devi
H
F
H
1929
khyal
others
P00032
0498
1867
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
others
P00701
0499
1868
Girraj Prasad
H
M
H
1920
others
P00702
0500
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00703
0501
0289
Gnanasundaram, C.P.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00703
0501
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00704
0502
0290
Gokhale, Ganesh Ramchandra
H
M
H
1894
khyal
P00053
0503
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00705
0504
0292
Gokhale, Mukund Govinda
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00705
0504
1872
Gokhale, Mukund Govind
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
P00706
0505
0293
Gokhale, Padmavati
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00706
0505
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P00707
0506
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
H
M
H
1940
khyal
others
P00708
0507
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00708
0507
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00709
0508
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00709
0508
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00710
0509
0294
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00710
0509
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P06529
0510
0306
Gopal Das 1
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P06529
0510
1893
Gopaldas
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P00712
0511
1878
Gopal Das 2
H
M
H
1932
others
P00713
0512
2273
Mathur, Shakuntala
H
M
H
1931
khyal
others
P00033
0513
0307
Gopala Krishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00033
0513
1880
Gopalkrishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00714
0514
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00714
0514
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00715
0515
0295
Gopala Rao, L.
C
M
H
1918
vina
P00716
0516
0296
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
vocal
P00716
0516
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00717
0517
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P00717
0517
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P00718
0518
0298
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.
C
M
H
1914
nagasvaram
P00719
0519
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00719
0519
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00720
0520
0300
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P00720
0520
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P00721
0521
0301
Gopalakrishnan, R.S.
C
M
H
1918
violin
P00721
0521
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
C
M
H
1918
violin
P00722
0522
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00722
0522
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00723
0523
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P00724
0524
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00724
0524
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00725
0525
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
H
M
H
1929
others
dhrupad
khyal
P00726
0526
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
C
M
H
vocal
P00726
0526
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
C
M
H
vocal
P00727
0527
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00727
0527
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00728
0528
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
H & C
M
H
1931
violin
P00729
0529
0413
Joshi, Govin Narayan
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P00729
0529
2023
Joshim G.N.
H
M
H
1909
khyal
others
P00730
0530
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
P00731
0531
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
P00731
0531
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
C
F
H
1918
vina
P00732
0532
1904
Goswami Utpala
H
M
H
1943
dhrupad
khyal
P00733
0533
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1912
others
P00733
0533
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
H
M
H
1912
others
P00734
0534
0310
Goswami, Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00734
0534
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00735
0535
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00735
0535
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P00029
0536
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
sitar
P00029
0536
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
P00736
0537
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00736
0537
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00737
0538
0314
Goswami, Sudhamay
H
M
H
1904
khyal
P00737
0538
1901
Goswami, Sudhamay
H
M
H
1904
khyal
P00738
0539
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00738
0539
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
dhrupad
P00739
0540
0316
Gourhari Singh Laishram
H
M
H
1908
others
P00739
0540
1902
Gourhari Singh Laishram
H
M
H
1908
others
P00740
0541
1905
Govind Ram
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
P00741
0542
1908
Govind Warier,K.S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
P00742
0543
0317
Govinda Pillai, Kanji Puram
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00742
0543
1906
Govinda Pillai, Kanchi Puram
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P00743
0544
1907
Govinda Rao, T.K.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00744
0545
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00745
0546
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00746
0547
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00746
0547
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00747
0548
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
C
M
H
1911
tavil
P00747
0548
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
C
M
H
tavil
P00748
0549
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P00748
0549
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P00749
0550
0323
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00749
0550
1913
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram

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