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
0929
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
2270
Master Rattan
P00639
0431
H
F
H
1914
khyal
2694
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
1361
Ghosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
1848
Gosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
1435
Sundaramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1808
Easwaran, Manargudi
P00643
0435
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
0251
Faqir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
H
1933
tabla
1813
Gadgil, Shakunthala Viswanath
P00647
0439
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
0253
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
0254
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1818
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0255
Gandhi, Amritlal Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1819
Gandhi, Amrital Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0256
Gandhi, Vijayalaxinl Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
0257
Ganesa Bhagavathar, S.
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
Vocal
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
1822
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
P00657
0449
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0259
Gangadaram Pilla V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
1824
Gangadaram Pillai V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
0260
Gangadaran, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
0261
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Gandesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
M
H
1933
khyal
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
F
H
1935
khyal
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0265
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1833
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
P00668
0460
H
M
H
1932
sitar
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
P05853
0462
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
P05853
0462
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
1836
Gayathri, Vasanthasobha Gudimetla
P00670
0463
C
F
H
1959
vina
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
2784
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
0269
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
1839
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
1840
Ghangrekar Vinayak Krishna
P00676
0470
H
M
H
1902
tabla
0272
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0273
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
Others
1842
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
dhrupad
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
P00679
0473
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
0278
Ghose-Dastidar, Bijon
P00680
0474
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1844
Ghose Dastidar, Bijan
P00680
0474
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0274
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
O
M
H
1920
Vocal
1845
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
H
M
H
1902
Others
0275
Ghose, Santiv
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1846
Ghose, Santidev
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1847
Ghose. Asrukuna
P00683
0477
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0277
Ghosh, Radhagovinda
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
0276
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
P00686
0480
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
P00686
0480
H
M
H
1907
khyal
Others
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1363
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
P00688
0482
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1851
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
P00688
0482
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
P05977
0483
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
P00689
0484
H
F
H
1922
khyal
Others
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
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
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

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