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
P00721
0521
0301
Gopalakrishnan, R.S.
C
M
H
1918
violin
P00722
0522
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00714
0514
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00724
0524
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00726
0526
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
C
M
H
vocal
P06529
0510
0306
Gopal Das 1
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P00033
0513
0307
Gopala Krishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00424
0195
0308
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00733
0533
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1912
others
P00734
0534
0310
Goswami, Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00735
0535
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00029
0536
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
sitar
P00736
0537
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00737
0538
0314
Goswami, Sudhamay
H
M
H
1904
khyal
P00738
0539
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00739
0540
0316
Gourhari Singh Laishram
H
M
H
1908
others
P00742
0543
0317
Govinda Pillai, Kanji Puram
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00744
0545
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00745
0546
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00746
0547
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00747
0548
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
C
M
H
1911
tavil
P00748
0549
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P00749
0550
0323
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00750
0551
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
P00753
0554
0325
Govindaswamy, M.S.
C
M
H
917
vocal
P00751
0552
0326
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P00756
0557
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00757
0558
0328
Gowrikumari, M.G.
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00758
0559
0329
Gowripathi Sastri, Sistu
C
M
H
1913
vina
P00759
0560
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
O
M
H
1925
vocal
P00694
0489
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00761
0562
0332
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
H
M
H
1910
sitar
P00765
0566
0333
Gulam Hussain
H
M
M
1906
tabla
P00763
0564
0334
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
P00767
0568
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1906
others
P00767
0568
0336
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00768
0569
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
H
M
H
1938
others
P00769
0570
0338
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
H
M
H
1926
violin
P00774
0575
0339
Gurav, Gundu Ramchandra
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P00775
0576
0340
Gurav, Sangmeshwar Ganapatrao
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
P00776
0577
0341
Gururajappa, Thirumakudalu
C
M
H
1908
violin
P05949
0578
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
others
P05786
0579
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P00778
0581
0344
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00779
0582
0345
Hamid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
P05991
0583
0346
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
H
F
H
1913
khyal
P00780
0584
0347
Hangal, Sharada
H
F
H
1929
khyal
P00781
0585
0348
Hanumantha Rao, Krovvidi
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00783
0587
0349
Hanumantha Rayudu, Janeendar Chinna
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00782
0586
0350
Hanumantha Rayudu, J.P
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00785
0589
0351
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
H
M
H
1926
others
P00786
0590
0352
Harichandran, Namai Charam
H
M
H
1901
others
P00787
0591
0353
Harihara Iyer, K.S.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00788
0592
0354
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00790
0594
0355
Harisankara Bhagavathar
C
M
H
1906
vocal
P00791
0595
0356
Harischandran K.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00794
0598
0357
Hiremathm Gadigeyya Shivayya
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00795
0600
0358
Honnappa Bhagavatar, C.
C
M
H
1918
vocal
P00800
0605
0359
Husan Lal
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00801
0606
0360
Ikramul Majid
H
M
M
others
P00802
0607
0361
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
sitar
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P00804
0609
0363
Inamdar, V.L.
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00807
0612
0364
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00808
0613
0365
Ingale, Shridhar Gundo
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00811
0616
0366
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00812
0617
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P00813
0618
0368
Iswaran, Ramamad V.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P00814
0619
0369
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
O
M
O
1918
P00815
0620
0370
Jadav, Naginlal Somabhai
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00818
0623
0371
Jadeja, Pravinsinhji Lakhaji
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00822
0627
0372
Jadhav, Pandarinath
H
M
H
1930
tabla
P00821
0626
0373
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00824
0629
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00825
0630
0375
Jadhav, Vishwanathbuwa
H
M
H
1886
khyal
P00827
0632
0376
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00828
0633
0377
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
C
M
H
1921
vina
P06742
0634
0378
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P00109
0635
0379
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
O
M
H
1896
vocal
P00830
0636
0380
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
O
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
P00831
0637
0381
Jaiopurwale, Laxman Prasad
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00833
0639
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00835
0642
0383
Jambaldinni, Siddharam
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00836
0643
0384
Janaki, Hariharan S.
C
F
H
1931
vina
P00839
0647
0385
Janaki, Komattil
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00840
0648
0386
Janakidevi, Rayaprolu
C
F
H
1930
vocal
P00841
0649
0387
Janakiram, V.L.
C
M
H
1931
vina
P00087
0650
0388
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
P00842
0651
0389
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
P00843
0652
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00074
0653
0391
Jasraj, Pandit
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00844
0654
0392
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00845
0655
0393
Jawali, Sheelavant Shankarappa
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00846
0656
0394
Jaya,G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00848
0658
0395
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00857
0669
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00861
0673
0397
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00862
0674
0398
Jayammal, Tanjore*
C
F
H
1891
vocal
P00863
0675
0399
Jayarama Iyer,T.K.
C
M
H
1894
violin
P00864
0676
0400
Jayaraman, Lalgudi G.
C
M
H
1930
violin

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