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
P05949
0578
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
P05933
1049
1399
Nag Manilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05933
1049
2371
Nag, Monilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05932
0056
0034
Amir Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
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
P05928
0163
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P05928
0163
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P05927
0371
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0371
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05924
0131
0081
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P05920
0922
0587
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P05920
0922
2258
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P05908
0058
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P05908
0058
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1945
sarod
P05900
0493
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P05877
0059
1318
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P05877
0059
1495
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P05853
0462
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P05853
0462
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P05786
0579
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P05663
0880
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
946
tabla
P05663
0880
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P03167
1105
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P03167
1105
2424
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P02707
1276
0900
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P02707
1276
2646
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P02594
1712
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
H
F
H
1908
others
P02319
1402
1054
Sharan Rani
H
F
H
1929
sarod
P02319
1402
2842
Sharan Rani
H
F
H
1929
sarod
P02154
0314
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
tabla
pakhavaj
P02154
0314
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02007
1877
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
vocal
P02007
1877
2893
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
vocal
P02006
1876
0925
Ratna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P02006
1876
2689
Rathna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P02005
1875
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
C
F
H
1940
vocal
P02004
1873
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P02003
1872
3155
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P02002
1871
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P02001
1870
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P02000
1869
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
others
P01999
1868
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
H
M
H
1930
sarod
P01998
1867
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
H
M
H
1946
others
P01997
1866
1302
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01997
1866
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01996
1865
3130
Viswanatha Sarma B.K.
C
M
H
1913
violin
P01995
1863
3127
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01994
1862
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01994
1862
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01993
1861
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01993
1861
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P01992
1860
3120
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
C
M
H
1936
violin
P01991
1859
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01990
1858
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01989
1857
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
C
F
H
1946
vocal
P01988
1856
3109
Verma, Govindram
H
M
H
1914
tabla
pakhavaj
P01987
1855
3110
Verma R.D.
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P01986
1854
3104
Venkitachalam, K.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01985
1853
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1904
khyal
others
P01985
1853
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1901
khyal
others
P01984
1852
3102
Venkatramier Kunnakkudy
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01983
1851
3098
Venkateswararan, K.A.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01982
1850
1275
Venkateswara Sarma, Chilakalapudi
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P01981
1849
1441
Venkateswara Rao, Ghantasala
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01980
1848
1274
Venkateshaiah
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01979
1847
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01978
1846
3097
Venkatehaiah, S.V.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01977
1845
1271
Venkatarao, Munganty
C
M
H
1902
vocal
P01976
1844
3088
Venkataramana Sastry, H.K.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01975
1843
3085
Venkataramaiah, H.V.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01974
1842
3083
Venkataramaiah, B.G.
C
M
H
1945
violin
P01973
1841
1264
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
O
M
H
1893
vocal
P01972
1839
1261
Venkatarama Iyer, Kunnakkudi
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P01971
1838
3072
Venkatachalam C.A.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01970
1836
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P01969
1835
3070
Venkannachar,Kurudi
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01968
1834
3068
Venkaiah, Alluru
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
P01967
1833
3067
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01966
1832
1251
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
C
M
H
1886
vocal
P01965
1831
3062
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01964
1830
3058
Vedavalli,R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01963
1829
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
C
F
H
1925
violin
P01962
1828
3084
Vebkataramaiah,Chintakapalli
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01961
1827
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01960
1826
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
H & C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01959
1825
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
C
F
H
1926
violin
P01958
1824
3047
Vasantha Saravanan
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01957
1823
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
C
M
H
1937
vocal
P01956
1822
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01955
1821
3039
Varerkar, Suman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01954
1820
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
P01953
1819
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01952
1818
3028
Vaidyanathan, L.
C
M
H
1942
violin
P01951
1816
3025
Vaidianathan, V.A.
C
M
H
1944
nagasvaram
P01950
1815
3019
Usha Sagar
C
F
H
1943
vocal
P01949
1814
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
H
F
H
1940
sitar
P01948
1813
1212
Umdekar, Balabhau Kundal Guru
H
M
H
1901
khyal

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