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
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
P01088
0909
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2234
Malathi, Balaram
P01090
0911
C
F
H
Vocal
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
P01093
0914
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
0584
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2342
Mallick, Ramchatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
P06689
0916
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
P01097
0918
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
P01099
0920
H
F
H
1883
khyal
0586
Mammen Bhagavather, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
Vocal
2243
Mammen Bhagavathar, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
Vocal
0587
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
P05920
0922
H
M
H
1910
khyal
2258
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
P05920
0922
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
0589
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
2246
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0594
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
2249
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0592
Mani Iyer, Madurai
P01104
0927
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
2250
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0591
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
2247
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
2251
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
2252
Maniram, Pandit
P01109
0932
H
M
H
1900
khyal
Others
dhrupad
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
P01110
0933
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2255
Manmohan Singh
P01112
0935
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0596
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
2256
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0597
Mansoor Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
P01114
0937
H
M
H
1909
khyal
2257
Mansoor, Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
P01114
0937
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2260
Marathe, Anand Ganesh
P01117
0940
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
P01118
0941
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
2261
Marathe, Ram
P01118
0941
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
0599
Marianandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
2262
Mariandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0600
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
2263
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
0601
Mariappa, S..N.
P01121
0944
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
2264
Mariappa, S.N.
P01121
0944
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0602
Marimutha Pillai, G.
P01122
0945
C
M
H
1909
tavil
2265
Marimutha Pillai, G
P01122
0945
C
M
H
1909
tavil
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
P01123
0946
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0603
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
P01124
0947
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2269
Master Mohan
P01126
0949
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2426
Matesa Pillai, Mannargud
P01127
0950
C
M
H
1902
mursing
0611
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
P01128
0951
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
P01128
0951
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
P01131
0954
H
F
H
1915
khyal
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
P01131
0954
H
M
H
1915
khyal
2283
Mazumdar, Narayan Rao Gururao
P01132
0955
H
M
H
1917
khyal
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
P01133
0956
C
M
H
1933
vina
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
P01134
0957
C
M
H
1933
violin
2287
Meera,Nathan
P01135
0958
C
F
H
1948
Vocal
0616
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Maharaj)
P01136
0959
H
M
H
1907
Others
2288
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Mahara)
P01136
0959
H
M
H
1907
Others
0618
Mehta, R.C.
P01138
0961
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2290
Mehta, R.C.
P01138
0961
H
M
H
1918
khyal
Others
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
P01139
0962
O
F
H
1914
Vocal
0619
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2292
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
P01140
0964
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
P01144
0968
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
C & H
M
H
1927
Vocal
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
H
M
H
1927
violin
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
P01146
0970
H
F
H
1926
khyal
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
P01147
0971
H
M
H
1940
tabla
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
P01148
0972
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
P01149
0974
H
M
H
1950
tabla

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