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
P01801
1660
1301
Viswanathan, T.V.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01997
1866
1302
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01749
1604
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P01750
1605
1304
Vyas, Bharatji
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
P00069
1606
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01751
1607
1306
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01752
1608
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
H
M
H
1929
flute
P01753
1609
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01754
1610
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P01755
1611
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01757
1613
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01759
1615
1312
Yagnic, Thakorbhai Dhirajalal
H
M
H
1917
P02004
1873
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P00249
0003
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00275
0030
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
C
M
H
1937
vocal
P00284
0039
1316
Ali Hussaun
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
P00294
0052
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P05877
0059
1318
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P00299
0060
1319
Amrik Singh
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00325
0088
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00344
0110
1321
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00351
0118
1322
Begchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
others
P00364
0132
1323
Balasaraswati, T.
C
F
H
1918
vocal
P00373
0141
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
P00071
0150
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00386
0155
1326
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00392
0162
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P05928
0163
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P00413
0184
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
others
P00418
0189
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00437
0208
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
others
P00403
0174
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P00404
0175
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
O
M
H
1909
P00285
0040
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00397
0168
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00484
0258
1336
Brinda, T
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00491
0266
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
H
M
H
1896
tabla
P00493
0268
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P00494
0269
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00517
0293
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
H
F
H
1933
others
P00498
0273
1341
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
vocal
P00508
0284
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00505
0280
1343
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P00521
0297
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
O
M
H
1930
vocal
P00524
0300
1345
Chaubey, Amresh Chandra
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P06808
0005
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
P00528
0304
1347
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00531
0308
1348
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P02154
0314
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
tabla
pakhavaj
P00538
0315
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
H
M
H
1918
sitar
P00543
0321
1351
Chinchore, P.N.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00019
0327
1352
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00547
0325
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00555
0335
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00559
0339
1355
Chuttan Lal
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P00590
0375
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
O
M
H
1903
vocal
P00591
0377
1358
Datta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00621
0411
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P00664
0456
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00640
0432
1361
Ghosh, Ardhendu
H
M
H
1914
violin
P00687
0481
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P00688
0482
1363
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00689
0484
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00685
0479
1365
Ghosh Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P06819
0488
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00699
0495
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00674
0468
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00708
0507
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00709
0508
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00773
0574
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
O
M
H
1938
vocal
P00802
0607
1372
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00809
0614
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P00834
0640
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00856
0668
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00859
0671
1377
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P00881
0694
1378
Joshi, Naryan Rao 2
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00874
0686
1379
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar Damodar Kashinath
H
M
H
1908
tabla
pakhavaj
P00938
0755
1380
Kashinath Shastrim J.L.
H & C
M
H
1922
violin
P00898
0712
1381
Kallyanikutty P.N.
C
F
H
1917
vocal
P00915
0731
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
kanjira
P00064
0853
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P01046
0866
1384
Lakshmi K.R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01069
0889
1385
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
O
1905
khyal
others
P01082
0903
1386
Maharana, Banamli
O
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
P01087
0908
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
E
M
H
1900
vocal
P00107
0924
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
P01116
0939
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01140
0964
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P01141
0965
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P01175
1002
1394
Mohammad Rafi
H
M
M
1924
others
P01191
1018
1395
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P00096
1028
1396
Mukta T.
C
F
H
vocal
P01204
1032
1397
Mulye Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P05971
1044
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
others
khyal
P05933
1049
1399
Nag Manilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P01226
1057
1400
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
others

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