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
P01136
0959
2288
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Mahara)
H
M
H
1907
others
P01135
0958
2287
Meera,Nathan
C
F
H
1948
vocal
P01134
0957
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P01133
0956
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
C
M
H
1933
vina
P01132
0955
2283
Mazumdar, Narayan Rao Gururao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01131
0954
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
F
H
1915
khyal
P01131
0954
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01130
0953
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01130
0953
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01129
0952
0612
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01129
0952
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01128
0951
0611
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01128
0951
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01127
0950
2426
Matesa Pillai, Mannargud
C
M
H
1902
mursing
P01126
0949
2269
Master Mohan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01125
0948
2268
Massey, Pyare
H
F
?
1933
others
P01124
0947
0603
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01124
0947
2242
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P01123
0946
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01122
0945
0602
Marimutha Pillai, G.
C
M
H
1909
tavil
P01122
0945
2265
Marimutha Pillai, G
C
M
H
1909
tavil
P01121
0944
0601
Mariappa, S..N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01121
0944
2264
Mariappa, S.N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01120
0943
0600
Mariappa, M.
C
M
H
1916
mursing
P01120
0943
2263
Mariappa, M.
C
M
H
1916
mursing
P01119
0942
0599
Marianandam, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01119
0942
2262
Mariandam, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01118
0941
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01118
0941
2261
Marathe, Ram
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01117
0940
2260
Marathe, Anand Ganesh
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01116
0939
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01116
0939
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01115
0938
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01115
0938
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01114
0937
0597
Mansoor Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01114
0937
2257
Mansoor, Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01113
0936
0596
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01113
0936
2256
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01112
0935
2255
Manmohan Singh
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01111
0934
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01111
0934
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01110
0933
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01109
0932
2252
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01108
0931
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P01108
0931
2251
Mania Ramchandra
H
F
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P01107
0930
0591
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01107
0930
2247
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01105
0928
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01105
0928
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01104
0927
0592
Mani Iyer, Madurai
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01103
0926
0594
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P01103
0926
2249
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P01102
0925
0589
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01102
0925
2246
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01101
0923
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
M
H
1935
violin
P01101
0923
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
F
H
1935
violin
P01100
0921
0586
Mammen Bhagavather, T.
C
M
H
1894
vocal
P01100
0921
2243
Mammen Bhagavathar, T.
C
M
H
1894
vocal
P01099
0920
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
H
F
H
1883
khyal
P01098
0919
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01098
0919
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01097
0918
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P01096
0917
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01096
0917
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01093
0914
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
P01092
0913
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
H
F
H
1935
tabla
P01091
0912
0582
Malathi, C.V.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01091
0912
2235
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01090
0911
2234
Malathi, Balaram
C
F
H
vocal
P01089
0910
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01089
0910
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01088
0909
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
P01088
0909
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
P01087
0908
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
E
M
H
1900
vocal
P01087
0908
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
E
M
H
1900
vocal
P01086
0907
2230
Majumder, Abhijit Kumar(Sarnajeet)
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P01085
0906
0650
Mujumdar, Krishna Rao GopalRao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01085
0906
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01085
0906
2266
Mijumdar, Krishna Rao Gopal Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
名前二人分?
P01084
0905
0577
Maitili, Nageswaran
C
F
H
1922
vocal
P01084
0905
2228
Maitili, Nageswaran
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01083
0904
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
P01082
0903
1386
Maharana, Banamli
O
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
P01082
0903
2227
Maharana, Banmali
H
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
P01081
0902
2226
Maharaj Prakash
H
M
H
1945
tabla
P01080
0901
0576
Mahapatra Markandeya
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01080
0901
2225
Mahapatra, Markandeya
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01079
0900
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
O
M
H
1942
vocal
P01078
0899
2223
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P01077
0897
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P01077
0897
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01076
0896
0574
Mahadevappa, S.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01076
0896
2220
Mahadevappa, S.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01075
0895
0573
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
C
M
H
vocal
P01075
0895
2219
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
C
M
H
vocal
P01074
0894
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
O
M
H
1931
chenda
P01074
0894
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
C
M
H
1932
chenda
P01073
0893
0570
Lyall, Rozwell
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P01073
0893
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
H
M
O
1920
tabla
P01072
0892
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
H
M
H
1921
khyal

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