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
P05978
1175
0783
Pathak, Balaram
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P05978
1175
2510
Pathak, Balram
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P01336
1174
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01336
1174
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01335
1173
0781
Patel, Raojibhai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01335
1173
2508
Patel, Raojibhai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01334
1172
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01334
1172
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
H
M
H
1926
violin
P01333
1171
1407
Patanlkar V.V.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01333
1171
2506
Patankar V.V.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01332
1170
0779
Pasupathi, D.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P01332
1170
2505
Pasupathi, D.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00075
1169
0778
Parwen, Sultana
H
F
H
1948
others
P00075
1169
2504
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
others
P01331
1168
0777
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nikanta
H
M
H
1929
tabla
P01331
1168
2502
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nilkanta
H
M
H
1929
tabla
P01330
1167
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
H & C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01330
1167
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1927
others
P01329
1166
0775
Parvathy S.
C
F
H
1918
vocal
P01329
1166
2501
Parvathy S.
C
F
H
1918
vocal
P01328
1165
0772
Parvathavardhini
C
F
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01327
1164
0771
Parthasarathy, N.C.
C
M
H
1917
vina
P01327
1164
2497
Parthasarathy, N.C.
C
M
H
1917
vina
P01326
1163
0770
Parthasarathy, K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01326
1163
2496
Parthasarathy, K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01325
1162
0769
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01325
1162
2495
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01324
1161
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01324
1161
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01323
1160
0767
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P01323
1160
2493
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P01322
1159
2492
Parikh, Kishori Arvind
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01321
1158
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P01321
1158
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P01320
1157
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
P01320
1157
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
P01319
1156
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01319
1156
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01318
1155
0763
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01318
1155
2488
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01317
1154
0762
Parashuraman, B
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01317
1154
2487
Parashraman, B.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01316
1153
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01316
1153
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01315
1152
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01315
1152
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01314
1151
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01314
1151
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01314
1151
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01313
1150
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01313
1150
2480
Pandya, Mahendrabghai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01312
1149
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
H
M
H
1929
others
P01312
1149
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01311
1148
0750
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01311
1148
2476
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01310
1147
0749
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01310
1147
2475
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01309
1146
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01309
1146
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P00050
1145
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00050
1145
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01308
1144
1404
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01308
1144
2471
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01307
1143
0743
Pande, Malati Waman
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P01307
1143
2469
Pande, Malati Waman
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P01306
1142
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01306
1142
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01305
1141
0739
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01305
1141
2467
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01304
1140
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01304
1140
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01303
1139
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01303
1139
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01302
1138
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
C
F
H
1929
vocal
P01302
1138
2460
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
C
F
H
1929
vocal
P01301
1137
0735
Padma, A.S.
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01301
1137
2459
Padma, A.S.
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01300
1136
0734
Padhy, Kashinath
H & C
M
H
1918
vocal
P01300
1136
2458
Padhy, Kashinath
H & C
M
H
1918
others
P01299
1135
0733
Nizamuddin,Peer
H
M
M
1906
others
P01299
1135
2457
Nizamuddin, Peer
H
M
M
1906
others
P00072
1134
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
H
M
M
1906
khyal
P00072
1134
2453
Nisar Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P01298
1133
0731
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
violin
P01298
1133
2450
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
H
M
H
1919
violin
P01297
1132
1402
Nimaicharan Harichandan
O
M
H
1901
vocal
P01297
1132
2449
Nimai Charan Harichandan
H
M
H
1901
others
P01296
1131
0730
Nigam, Ira
H
M
H
1930
others
P01296
1131
2447
Nigam, Ira
O
F
M
1930
vocal
P01295
1130
0729
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01295
1130
2445
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01294
1129
0728
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas N.
C
M
H
1903
vina
P01294
1129
2444
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas
C
M
H
1903
vocal
P01293
1128
0727
NeelakantanNambissan, K.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01293
1128
2443
Neelakantan Nambissan. K.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01292
1127
0726
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01292
1127
2442
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01291
1126
2441
Nazir Ahmad
H
M
M
1936
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