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
P00270
0025
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1938
sarod
P00270
0025
1470
Ahmadali Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarod
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
P00268
0023
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
H
M
H
1943
others
P00267
0022
0015
Agnihotri, R.M.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00267
0022
1469
Agnihotri, R.M.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00266
0021
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00266
0021
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00265
0020
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
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
P00263
0018
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00263
0018
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00262
0017
0011
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00262
0017
1462
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00261
0016
0010
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
P00261
0016
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00249
0003
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00249
0003
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00110
1089
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00110
1089
2405
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupeth
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00109
0635
0379
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
O
M
H
1896
vocal
P00109
0635
1982
Jaideva Singh Thakur
H
M
H
1896
P00108
1407
1058
Sharma, Premlata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P00108
1407
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P00107
0924
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
P00107
0924
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
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
P00105
0963
0619
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00105
0963
2292
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00104
1703
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
P00102
1418
1070
Shirali, Vishnudas
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00102
1418
2860
Shirali, Vishundass
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00101
1443
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00101
1443
2892
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00100
1108
2422
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
P00099
0898
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00099
0898
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00098
1761
2719
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P00097
0725
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00097
0725
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00096
1028
1396
Mukta T.
C
F
H
vocal
P00096
1028
2353
Mukta, T.
C
F
H
1914
vocal
P00095
0996
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00095
0996
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
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
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
P00091
1471
1131
Srinivasda Iyer, Semmangudi R.
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00091
1471
2924
Srinivasa Iyer, Semmangudi R.
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00090
0094
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
tappa
thumri
P00090
0094
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P00087
0650
0388
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
P00087
0650
1994
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00085
1750
1414
Rasoolan Bai
H
F
M
1902
others
P00084
1290
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P00084
1290
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P00082
1062
2381
Naik Rama Rao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00080
0249
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00080
0249
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00079
0344
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P00075
1169
0778
Parwen, Sultana
H
F
H
1948
others
P00075
1169
2504
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
others
P00074
0653
0391
Jasraj, Pandit
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00074
0653
1997
Jasraj
H
F
H
1930
khyal
P00072
1134
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
H
M
M
1906
khyal
P00072
1134
2453
Nisar Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P00071
0150
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00071
0150
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00069
1606
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00069
1606
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
H
M
H
1902
khyal
others
P00066
1798
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00065
1840
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P00064
0853
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00064
0853
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00062
1555
1236
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
others
P00062
1555
3043
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00059
1864
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P00058
1481
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P00058
1481
2945
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P00057
0069
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00057
0069
1503
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00055
0283
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00053
0503
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P00051
1697
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P00050
1145
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00050
1145
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00049
1575
1259
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam