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
P00802
0607
1372
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00802
0607
1961
Illyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00804
0609
0363
Inamdar, V.L.
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00804
0609
1963
Inamdar, V.L.
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P00805
0610
1964
Inayat Hussein Khan Nizami(Pitam)
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P00806
0611
1965
Indorkar, Mahadev Narayan
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P00807
0612
0364
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00807
0612
1966
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00808
0613
0365
Ingale, Shridhar Gundo
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00808
0613
1967
Ingale, Shridhar Gundo
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00809
0614
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P00810
0615
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
P00811
0616
0366
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00811
0616
1969
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00812
0617
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P00812
0617
1970
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1937
tabla
P00813
0618
0368
Iswaran, Ramamad V.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P00813
0618
1971
Iswaran, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P00814
0619
0369
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
O
M
O
1918
P00814
0619
1972
Jacob Bernard Vivian
O
F
O
1918
P00815
0620
0370
Jadav, Naginlal Somabhai
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00815
0620
1975
Jadav, Naginlal Somabhat
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00816
0621
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P00817
0622
1135
Srirangam Iyengar, R.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P00817
0622
2931
Sriramasarma Iyengar, R.
C
M
H
1905
P00818
0623
0371
Jadeja, Pravinsinhji Lakhaji
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00818
0623
1976
Jadeja, Pravinsinhiji Lakhaji
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00819
0624
1979
Jadhav, Baburao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P00820
0625
1973
Jadhav, Baburao Vishnath
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00821
0626
0373
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00821
0626
1987
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00822
0627
0372
Jadhav, Pandarinath
H
M
H
1930
tabla
P00822
0627
1978
Jadhav, Pandarinath
H
M
H
1930
tabla
P00823
0628
1974
Jadhav, rishnarao Limbajirao
H
M
H
1928
khyal
dhrupad
P00824
0629
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00825
0630
0375
Jadhav, Vishwanathbuwa
H
M
H
1886
khyal
P00826
0631
0405
Joga Rao, Kavirayani
C
M
H
1928
vina
P00826
0631
2015
Jaga Rao, Kavirayani
C
M
H
1928
vina
P00827
0632
0376
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00827
0632
1980
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00828
0633
0377
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00828
0633
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
H & C
M
H
1921
vina
P00830
0636
0380
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
O
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
P00830
0636
1983
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
H
1912
jaltarang
violin
P00831
0637
0381
Jaiopurwale, Laxman Prasad
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00832
0638
1984
Jaipurwale, Laxman Prasad(Guni Gandharva)
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
P00833
0639
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00833
0639
1985
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00834
0640
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00834
0640
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00835
0642
0383
Jambaldinni, Siddharam
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00835
0642
2364
Jambaldinni, Sidharama Channbasava
H
M
H
1919
khyal
others
P00836
0643
0384
Janaki, Hariharan S.
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00836
0643
1988
Janaki Hariharan, S.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P00837
0644
1989
Janaki Iyer
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
P00838
0645
1991
Janaki Ramanathan
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00839
0647
0385
Janaki, Komattil
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00839
0647
1990
Janaki, Komatti
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00840
0648
0386
Janakidevi, Rayaprolu
C
F
H
1930
vocal
P00840
0648
1992
Jankidevi, Rayaprolu
C
F
H
1930
vocal
P00841
0649
0387
Janakiram, V.L.
C
M
H
1931
vina
P00841
0649
1993
Janakiram, V.L.
C
M
H
1931
vina
P00842
0651
0389
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
P00842
0651
1995
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00843
0652
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00843
0652
1996
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00844
0654
0392
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00844
0654
1998
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
H
F
H
1923
khyal
P00845
0655
0393
Jawali, Sheelavant Shankarappa
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00845
0655
1999
Jawali, Sheelvant Shankarappa
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00846
0656
0394
Jaya,G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00848
0658
0395
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00848
0658
2001
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00849
0660
2005
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
C
F
H
1940
vina
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
P00851
0662
0984
Sardar, Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00851
0662
2757
Sardarm Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00852
0663
1220
Vaudya, Muktaben Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00852
0663
3020
Vaidya, Mukta Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00853
0664
0648
Mujaddid Naizi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00853
0664
2340
Majaddid Niazi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00854
0666
0461
Kaur, Surinder
H
F
O
1929
P00854
0666
2087
Kumar, Surinder
H
M
H
1929
others
P00855
0667
0614
Mzmudar Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00855
0667
2282
Mazmudar, Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00856
0668
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00856
0668
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00857
0669
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00857
0669
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00858
0670
2000
Jayam G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00859
0671
1377
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P00859
0671
2006
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P00860
0672
2007
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
H
F
H
193
khyal
P00861
0673
0397
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00861
0673
2008
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00862
0674
0398
Jayammal, Tanjore*
C
F
H
1891
vocal
P00863
0675
0399
Jayarama Iyer,T.K.
C
M
H
1894
violin

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