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
P01988
1856
3109
Verma, Govindram
H
M
H
1914
tabla
pakhavaj
P01989
1857
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
C
F
H
1946
vocal
P01990
1858
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01991
1859
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01992
1860
3120
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
C
M
H
1936
violin
P01993
1861
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01993
1861
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P01994
1862
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01994
1862
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01995
1863
3127
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01996
1865
3130
Viswanatha Sarma B.K.
C
M
H
1913
violin
P01997
1866
1302
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01997
1866
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01998
1867
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
H
M
H
1946
others
P01999
1868
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
H
M
H
1930
sarod
P02000
1869
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
others
P02001
1870
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P02002
1871
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P02003
1872
3155
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P02004
1873
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P02005
1875
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
C
F
H
1940
vocal
P02006
1876
0925
Ratna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P02006
1876
2689
Rathna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P02007
1877
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
vocal
P02007
1877
2893
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
vocal
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02154
0314
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
tabla
pakhavaj
P02154
0314
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P02319
1402
1054
Sharan Rani
H
F
H
1929
sarod
P02319
1402
2842
Sharan Rani
H
F
H
1929
sarod
P02594
1712
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
H
F
H
1908
others
P02707
1276
0900
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P02707
1276
2646
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P03167
1105
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P03167
1105
2424
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P05663
0880
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
946
tabla
P05663
0880
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P05674
0528
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
H & C
M
H
1931
violin
P05786
0579
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P05853
0462
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P05853
0462
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P05877
0059
1318
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P05877
0059
1495
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P05900
0493
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P05908
0058
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P05908
0058
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1945
sarod
P05920
0922
0587
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P05920
0922
2258
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P05924
0131
0081
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P05927
0371
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0371
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05928
0163
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P05928
0163
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P05930
0038
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
sarod
P05930
0038
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
tabla
pakhavaj
sarod
P05932
0056
0034
Amir Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P05933
1049
1399
Nag Manilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05933
1049
2371
Nag, Monilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05949
0578
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
others
P05949
0578
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
P05950
0098
1528
Asad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1937
bin
P05952
0688
0408
Joshi, Anant Manohar
H
M
H
1882
khyal
P05968
1255
0913
Rama Narayan
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
P05968
1255
2665
Ram Narain
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
P05971
1044
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
others
khyal
P05971
1044
2366
Mutatkar, Sumati
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P05975
0009
0005
Abhisheki, Jitendra
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
P05975
0009
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P05977
0483
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P05978
1175
0783
Pathak, Balaram
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P05978
1175
2510
Pathak, Balram
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P05979
1591
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
H & C
M
H
1925
flute
others
P05979
1591
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
H
M
H
1925
flute
P05988
0102
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P05988
0102
1532
Atra, Prabha
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
P05991
0583
0346
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
H
F
H
1913
khyal
P05991
0583
1939
Hangal, Gangubai
H
F
H
1923
khyal
P06009
0787
0480
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P06009
0787
2113
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P06011
0915
0584
Mallic, Ram Chatur
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06011
0915
2342
Mallick, Ramchatur
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
P06012
0988
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P06012
0988
2304
Mishra, Uma Shankar
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P06016
1650
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06016
1650
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06027
1408
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P06027
1408
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P06035
1043
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P06035
1043
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P06040
0929
2250
Mani Prasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P06042
0341
0182
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
P06043
1315
0952
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06043
1315
2721
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06044
0047
0028
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P06044
0047
1486
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P06047
0342
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06047
0342
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06060
1274
0898
Ramanathan, S.
C
M
H
1917
vocal