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
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P00090
0094
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
tappa
thumri
P00090
0094
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P00091
1471
1131
Srinivasda Iyer, Semmangudi R.
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00091
1471
2924
Srinivasa Iyer, Semmangudi R.
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00092
1394
1044
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
1394
2827
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
0383
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
0383
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00093
1390
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
tabla
dilruba
violin
P00093
1390
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
tabla
vina
dilruba
P00095
0996
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00095
0996
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00096
1028
1396
Mukta T.
C
F
H
vocal
P00096
1028
2353
Mukta, T.
C
F
H
1914
vocal
P00097
0725
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00097
0725
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00098
1761
2719
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P00099
0898
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00099
0898
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00100
1108
2422
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
P00101
1443
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00101
1443
2892
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00102
1418
1070
Shirali, Vishnudas
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00102
1418
2860
Shirali, Vishundass
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00104
1703
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
P00105
0963
0619
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00105
0963
2292
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00106
0665
1247
Vedim Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00106
0665
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00107
0924
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
P00107
0924
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
P00108
1407
1058
Sharma, Premlata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P00108
1407
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P00109
0635
0379
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
O
M
H
1896
vocal
P00109
0635
1982
Jaideva Singh Thakur
H
M
H
1896
P00110
1089
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00110
1089
2405
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupeth
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00249
0003
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00249
0003
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00261
0016
0010
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
P00261
0016
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00262
0017
0011
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00262
0017
1462
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00263
0018
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00263
0018
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00264
0019
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
P00264
0019
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
H
M
M
1916
others
P00265
0020
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
tabla
P00266
0021
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00266
0021
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00267
0022
0015
Agnihotri, R.M.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00267
0022
1469
Agnihotri, R.M.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00268
0023
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
H
M
H
1943
others
P00269
0024
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00269
1598
1293
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00269
1598
3124
Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00270
0025
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1938
sarod
P00270
0025
1470
Ahmadali Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarod
P00271
0026
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
H
M
M
1891
tabla
P00272
0027
0018
Alma, Mohanlal
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P00272
0027
1471
Aima, Mohanlal
H
F
H
1917
others
P00273
0028
1472
Ajit Merchant
H
M
H
1952
khyal
others
P00274
0029
1473
Ajit Singh
H
M
H
1933
vina
vichitra vina
P00275
0030
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
C
M
H
1937
vocal
P00275
0030
1476
Akhila, Krishnan
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P00276
0031
1475
Akhtar Khan
H
M
M
1936
sitar
P00277
0032
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00277
0032
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00278
0033
0020
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00278
0033
1477
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00279
0034
0021
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00279
0034
1478
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P00280
0035
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
C
F
H
1933
violin
P00281
0036
1937
Aldar Shikharesh.
H
M
H
1939
vina
surbahar
P00282
0037
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
P00284
0039
1316
Ali Hussaun
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
P00284
0039
1482
Ali Hussein
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
P00285
0040
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00285
0040
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00285
0040
3159
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00286
0041
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
others
P00286
0041
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
others
P00287
0042
0024
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
P00288
0043
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
folk music
P00288
0043
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
others
P00290
0048
0029
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
P00290
0048
1487
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
P00291
0049
0030
Ambujam, Raman
C
M
H
1918
vocal
violin
P00291
0049
1488
Ambujam. Raman
C
M
H
1918
violin
P00291
0049
3160
Ambujam, S
C
M
H
1918
vocal
P00292
0050
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1937
others
P00292
0050
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1942
others
P00293
0051
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P00294
0052
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00294
0052
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00294
0052
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
tabla
P00295
0053
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
vocal
flute
ochestration
P00295
0053
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
flute
others

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