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 - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
0002
0002
Abdul Khadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0004
0002
Abdul Kadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0003
0004
Abdul Karim Khan
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1346
0005
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
0239
0005
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
Others
0003
0007
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0006
0007
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0004
0008
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1872
tabla
0007
0008
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0006
0010
Adid Husain Khan
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
0593
0010
Abid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0007
0011
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0010
0011
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
Others
0008
0012
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0011
0012
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0009
0013
Adam Saheb, Shauk
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
0012
0013
Adam Saheb, Shaik
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
1190
0014
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1544
0014
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0123
0015
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
0166
0015
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0162
0112
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1917
tabla
0217
0390
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
0320
0390
Desai, Nildhara
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1366
0646
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
191
sarangi
0554
0659
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1921
1154
1249
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 1
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1155
1249
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
C
M
H
1939
vina
1044
1394
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1379
1394
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1403
1874
Pal, Saren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
0846
1694
Raghuveeran, G.S.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
P00003
1000
0057
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
P00004
0026
0044
Alla Rakka Qureishi
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00004
0037
0044
Alla Rakha Qureish
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00005
0027
0045
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
H
M
M
1862
sarod
P00007
0052
0085
Annapurna
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P00010
0229
0406
Devendrappa, B.
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P00010
0335
0406
Devendrappa, Rao
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P00011
0860
1627
Rajam Iye, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00011
1141
1627
Rajam, Iyer, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00012
0171
0318
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00012
0257
0318
Chikhalikar, Nikanath Buva
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00013
0409
0689
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
P00013
0571
0689
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
P00014
0138
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00014
0195
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00016
1438
1837
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
P00017
0666
1042
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00017
0616
1042
Murugabhoopathy C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00018
1222
1817
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
P00019
1352
0327
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00019
0263
0327
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00020
1155
1666
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
P00020
1502
1666
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
P00022
0164
0046
Chaubey, Debabrata
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00023
0696
1084
Narayana Iyendar, A.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00023
0952
1084
Narayana Iyengar, A.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00024
0425
0707
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00024
0583
0707
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
P00025
0177
0326
Chitti Abbai, Domada
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
P00025
0265
0326
Chitti Abbai, Domada
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
P00026
0244
0426
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00026
0351
0426
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00027
0972
1333
Sankarasastri, Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P00027
1297
1333
Sankarasastri Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P00028
0207
0376
Dastur, Firoz B.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00028
0306
0376
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
H
M
M
1919
khyal
P00029
0312
0536
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
P00029
0451
0536
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
P00032
0288
0498
Girija Devi
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
P00032
0419
0498
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
P00033
0307
0513
Gopala Krishna
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
P00033
0432
0513
Gopalkrishna
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
P00034
0620
0973
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
P00035
0248
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00035
0356
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00037
1393
0975
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0851
0975
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00038
0165
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00038
0244
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00041
0131
0218
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00041
0182
0218
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P00042
0286
0496
Ginde, Krishna
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00042
0417
0496
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00043
0429
0714
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
P00043
0600
0714
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
P00045
0466
0767
Keramatullah Khan
H
M
M
1915
tabla
P00049
1259
1575
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P00049
1631
1575
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P00050
0746
1145
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00050
1024
1145
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00051
0863
1697
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P00052
0747
1652
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00052
1025
1652
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
P00053
0291
0503
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00053
0423
0503
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00055
0223
0283
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin

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