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
1401
Natarajsundaram Pillai, S (Thiruvizhimizhalai Brothers)
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
1402
Nimaicharan Harichandan
P01297
1132
O
M
H
1901
Vocal
1403
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
1404
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
P01308
1144
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
1407
Patanlkar V.V.
P01333
1171
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1408
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1409
Raghavan, T.S.
P01388
1226
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1410
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
H
M
H
1921
Vocal
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
1414
Rasoolan Bai
P00085
1750
H
F
M
1902
Others
1415
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1418
Sahu Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
1419
Sarkar, Supurova
P01499
1344
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
1420
Sarvajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1947
sitar
1421
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
Vocal
1422
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
1423
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
P01814
1674
H
M
M
1930
sitar
1425
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
1426
Shardul Sihgh, Saheb Singh Ragi
P01556
1403
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
1427
Sita Ram Prapancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
1428
Sivan, Papanasam
P01586
1436
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
1429
Srinivasa Iyengarm K
P01925
1789
C
M
H
1919
vina
1430
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
P01928
1792
C
M
H
1887
Vocal
1431
Sriengam Iyengar, Madurai R.
P01794
1653
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
P00066
1798
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1433
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
P01934
1799
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1434
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1435
Sundaramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
1436
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
1437
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
P01714
1568
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
1439
Venkataramaiah(Papa)K.S.
P00513
0289
C
M
H
1901
violin
1440
Venkatappa M.V.
P01719
1573
C
M
H
1919
violin
1441
Venkateswara Rao, Ghantasala
P01981
1849
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
P00059
1864
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
P01781
1638
H
M
M
1921
khyal
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
P01756
1612
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1445
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
P01758
1614
O
M
Others
1916
Vocal
1446
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
P01760
1616
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1447
Ayoddhya Prasad
P00340
0106
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
0004
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1458
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
Others
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
P00261
0016
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
1462
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
Others
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
P00268
0023
H
M
H
1943
Others
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
P00269
0024
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1469
Agnihotri, R.M.
P00267
0022
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1470
Ahmadali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1928
sarod
1471
Aima, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1917
Others
1472
Ajit Merchant
P00273
0028
H
M
H
1952
khyal
Others
1473
Ajit Singh
P00274
0029
H
M
H
1933
vchitra vina
vina
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
1475
Akhtar Khan
P00276
0031
H
M
M
1936
sitar
1476
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1477
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin
1478
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
P00279
0034
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
P00280
0035
C
F
H
1933
violin
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
1482
Ali Hussein
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
Others
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
1486
Amarnath
P06044
0047
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1487
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
1488
Ambujam. Raman
P00291
0049
C
M
H
1918
violin
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
1491
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
P00296
0054
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1492
Amingad, Sushilabhai G
P00297
0055
H
F
H
1925
khyal
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
tabla
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1945
sarod
1495
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
P05877
0059
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1496
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1497
Amrutphali, Sadashiv Rao R.
P00300
0061
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1498
Ananth, S.V.
P00303
0064
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
1499
Ananthakrishna Sarma, Rallapalli
P00304
0065
C
M
H
1893
Vocal
1500
Ananthakrishnan, Awamimalai
P00305
0066
C
M
H
1922
Vocal

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