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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
2529
Ponnamma, Parur P.C.
P01354
1192
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2530
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0803
Pinakapani, S.
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2527
Pinakapani, Sripada
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0802
Pichumani, R
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
2525
Pichumani, R.
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
0800
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
2523
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
0801
Pichai Kannu Pillai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
2524
Pichai Kannu Pilai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0796
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2521
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
P01348
1677
H
M
H
1898
khyal
0795
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
2520
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
0793
Patra, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
2518
Patro, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
0792
Patra, Annta Charan
P01344
1182
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2517
Patra, Ananta Charan
P01344
1182
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0791
Patnaik Sunada
P01343
1181
H
F
H
1934
khyal
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
P01343
1181
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0789
Patil, Ajjanna, U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2515
Patil, Ajjannam U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0788
Pathak, Panchaanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0787
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
P01340
1178
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2513
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
P01340
1178
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0785
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhav
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
2512
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhas
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
P01336
1174
H
M
H
1935
khyal
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
P01336
1174
H
M
H
1935
khyal
0781
Patel, Raojibhai
P01335
1173
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2508
Patel, Raojibhai
P01335
1173
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
C
M
H
1926
violin
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
H
M
H
1926
violin
1407
Patanlkar V.V.
P01333
1171
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2506
Patankar V.V.
P01333
1171
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0779
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2505
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0777
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nikanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
tabla
2502
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nilkanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C
F
H
1927
Others
0775
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
2501
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
0772
Parvathavardhini
P01328
1165
C
F
H
1935
vina
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
0771
Parthasarathy, N.C.
P01327
1164
C
M
H
1917
vina
2497
Parthasarathy, N.C.
P01327
1164
C
M
H
1917
vina
0770
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2496
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0769
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
P01325
1162
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2495
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
P01325
1162
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
0767
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
P01323
1160
H
M
H
1941
khyal
2493
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
P01323
1160
H
M
H
1941
khyal
2492
Parikh, Kishori Arvind
P01322
1159
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
0763
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
P01318
1155
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2488
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
P01318
1155
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0762
Parashuraman, B
P01317
1154
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2487
Parashraman, B.
P01317
1154
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
P01313
1150
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2480
Pandya, Mahendrabghai
P01313
1150
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
P01312
1149
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0750
Pandit, Sagar
P01311
1148
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
2476
Pandit, Sagar
P01311
1148
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0749
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
P01310
1147
H
M
H
1917
khyal
2475
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
P01310
1147
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1404
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
P01308
1144
H
M
H
1905
khyal
2471
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
P01308
1144
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0743
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2469
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
0739
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
2467
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
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