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
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
0286
Ginde, Krishna
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
0287
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
1868
Girraj Prasad
P00701
0499
H
M
H
1920
Others
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
P00702
0500
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0289
Gnanasundaram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0290
Gokhale, Ganesh Ramchandra
P00704
0502
H
M
H
1894
khyal
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
0292
Gokhale, Mukund Govinda
P00705
0504
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1872
Gokhale, Mukund Govind
P00705
0504
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
0293
Gokhale, Padmavati
P00706
0505
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
P00706
0505
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
P00707
0506
H
M
H
1940
khyal
Others
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0294
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0306
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
2273
Mathur, Shakuntala
P00713
0512
H
M
H
1931
khyal
Others
0307
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0295
Gopala Rao, L.
P00715
0515
C
M
H
1918
vina
0296
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
0298
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.
P00718
0518
C
M
H
1914
nagasvaram
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
0300
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
0301
Gopalakrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
P00723
0523
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
0413
Joshi, Govin Narayan
P00729
0529
H
M
H
1909
khyal
2023
Joshim G.N.
P00729
0529
H
M
H
1909
khyal
Others
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
P00731
0531
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
P00731
0531
C
F
H
1918
vina
1904
Goswami Utpala
P00732
0532
H
M
H
1943
dhrupad
khyal
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
0310
Goswami, Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
M
H
1936
khyal
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0314
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
1901
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
0316
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1902
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1905
Govind Ram
P00740
0541
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
1908
Govind Warier,K.S.
P00741
0542
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
0317
Govinda Pillai, Kanji Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
1906
Govinda Pillai, Kanchi Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
1907
Govinda Rao, T.K.
P00743
0544
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
P00744
0545
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
P00745
0546
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
1911
tavil
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
tavil
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
0323
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1913
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
P00750
0551
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram

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