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

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