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
1801
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1805
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1807
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1808
Easwaran, Manargudi
P00643
0435
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1810
Faquir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
M
1933
tabla
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
P00646
0438
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1813
Gadgil, Shakunthala Viswanath
P00647
0439
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
1818
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1819
Gandhi, Amrital Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
1822
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
P00657
0449
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1824
Gangadaram Pillai V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
F
H
1935
khyal
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
1833
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
P00667
0459
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
P05853
0462
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
1836
Gayathri, Vasanthasobha Gudimetla
P00670
0463
C
F
H
1959
vina
1837
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
1838
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
1839
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
1840
Ghangrekar Vinayak Krishna
P00676
0470
H
M
H
1902
tabla
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1842
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
dhrupad
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
P00679
0473
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
1844
Ghose Dastidar, Bijan
P00680
0474
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1845
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
H
M
H
1902
Others
1846
Ghose, Santidev
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1847
Ghose. Asrukuna
P00683
0477
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1848
Gosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
P00686
0480
H
M
H
1907
khyal
Others
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1851
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
P00688
0482
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
P00689
0484
H
F
H
1922
khyal
Others
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
P00731
0531
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
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
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1872
Gokhale, Mukund Govind
P00705
0504
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
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
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
P00731
0531
C
F
H
1918
vina
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar

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