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
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
P00106
0665
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0619
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2292
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
1070
Shirali, Vishnudas
P00102
1418
H
M
H
1907
khyal
2860
Shirali, Vishundass
P00102
1418
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
2892
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
1401
Natarajsundaram Pillai, S (Thiruvizhimizhalai Brothers)
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
2422
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2719
Rukmini, T.
P00098
1761
C
F
H
1937
violin
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
P00097
0725
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
P00097
0725
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
1396
Mukta T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
Vocal
2353
Mukta, T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
1914
Vocal
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1131
Srinivasda Iyer, Semmangudi R.
P00091
1471
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
2924
Srinivasa Iyer, Semmangudi R.
P00091
1471
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
0388
Janakiraman, S.R.
P00087
0650
C
M
H
1928
1994
Janakiraman, S.R.
P00087
0650
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1414
Rasoolan Bai
P00085
1750
H
F
M
1902
Others
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
2381
Naik Rama Rao
P00082
1062
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
0778
Parwen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
H
1948
Others
2504
Parveen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
M
1948
Others
0391
Jasraj, Pandit
P00074
0653
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1997
Jasraj
P00074
0653
H
F
H
1930
khyal
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1906
khyal
2453
Nisar Hussein Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1912
khyal
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1920
khyal
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1902
khyal
Others
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
P00066
1798
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
P00065
1840
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
1236
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
926
khyal
Others
3043
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
P00059
1864
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
2945
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
1503
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1259
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
3079
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
0466
Keramatullah Khan
P00045
0767
H
M
M
1915
tabla
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0286
Ginde, Krishna
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
0307
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
P00028
0376
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
0972
Sankarasastri, Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
2745
Sankarasastri Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal

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