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
0401
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
P00865
0677
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
0402
Jha, Raghu
P00867
0679
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0403
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
P00868
0680
H
M
H
1924
sitar
0404
Jog, Vishnu Govind
P00869
0681
H
M
H
1922
violin
0405
Joga Rao, Kavirayani
P00826
0631
C
M
H
1928
vina
0406
Joglekar, Dattatraya Ganesh
P00871
0683
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0407
Joseph, Sebastian K.
P00873
0685
C
M
O
1920
Vocal
0408
Joshi, Anant Manohar
P05952
0688
H
M
H
1882
khyal
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
0410
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
0411
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
P00878
0691
H
M
H
1914
sitar
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0413
Joshi, Govin Narayan
P00729
0529
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0414
Joshi, Narayan Bando
P00879
0692
H
M
H
1903
khyal
dhrupad
0415
Joshi, Narayan Rao Ramchandra
P00880
0693
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0416
Joshi, Ramakant
P00882
0695
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0417
Joshi, Ramkrishna
P00883
0696
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0418
joshi, Sheshgiri Vashdev
P00884
0697
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0419
Joshi, Trikamray Gangram
P00885
0698
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0420
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
0421
Kabra, Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0422
Kadam, Baburao Haribhaz
P00891
0704
H
M
H
1917
sitar
0423
Kagalkar, Gulabbai
P00893
0706
H
M
H
1924
khyal
dhrupad
0424
Kagalker, Vyankatesh Atmaram
P00892
0705
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
P00557
0337
N/A
F
H
1925
Vocal
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
0428
Kalpakam, S.
P00899
0713
C
F
H
1917
violin
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0430
Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar, M.A.
P00900
0715
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
0431
Kalyanaraman, S.
P00901
0716
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0432
Kalyanpur, Saguna
P00902
0717
H
F
H
1919
khyal
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
0434
Kamala, Chandrababu A.
P00906
0721
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0435
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
P00097
0725
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0437
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0438
Kamalakar Rao V.
P00912
0728
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
0439
Kameswara Rao, Josyula
P00913
0729
C
M
H
1930
violin
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
0441
Kannan, K
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
0442
Kannan, Madras A.
P00919
0735
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0443
Kannan, S.
P00920
0736
N/A
M
H
1932
0444
Kanthe Maharaj
P06289
0739
H
M
H
1880
tabla
0445
Kanungo, Ramananda
P00916
0732
H
M
H
1925
tabla
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
Others
0447
Kapileshwari, Balkrishnabuwa
P00925
0742
H
M
H
1896
khyal
0448
Kapoor, Jagannath
P00926
0743
H
M
H
1884
khyal
0449
Kapur, Loknath
P00927
0744
H
M
H
1924
sitar
bin
0450
Kapur, Trilok
P00928
0745
N/A
M
H
1928
0451
Kar, Hari Das
P00929
0746
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
0452
Kar, Shyam Sunder Singhari
P00930
0747
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
Others
0453
Karadgekar, Sardarbai
P00931
0748
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0454
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0455
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
Vocal
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
0457
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
Others
0458
Kashalkar, Vishnu Annaji
P00937
0754
H
M
H
1884
khyal
0459
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0460
Kastri, Manohar Banurao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0461
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
0462
Kaushik, B.P.
P00942
0759
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0463
Kedaranathan, K.R.
P00945
0762
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0464
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0465
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
0466
Keramatullah Khan
P00045
0767
H
M
M
1915
tabla
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
0468
Kesavalu, T.
P00952
0770
C
M
H
1924
violin
0469
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0470
Kesavarao, Marella
P00954
0772
C
M
H
1924
violin
0471
Keshavamurthy, Rudrapatna Ramaswamy
P00956
0774
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0472
Keshava Murthy, R.S.
P00955
0773
C
M
H
1903
vina
0473
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
M
H
1922
flute
0474
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0475
Khadilkar, Indirabai P.
P00960
0778
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0476
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
0477
Khallkar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0478
Khirwadkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0479
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
0480
Kishan Maharaj
P06009
0787
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0481
Kittappa, K.P.
P00969
0788
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0482
Kochak ,U.S.
P00970
0789
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
0483
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0484
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0485
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0486
Komkali, Shivaputra Shiddharamayya(Kumar Ghandharva)
P00974
0793
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0487
Komkali, Vasundhara Shivaputra
P00975
0794
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
0489
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram N.
P00977
0796
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
0490
Kothari, Manohar D.
P00978
0797
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
0492
Krishna Iyenrar, Thitte
P00980
0799
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
0493
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
P00981
0800
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0494
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
Vocal
0495
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
P00984
0803
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0496
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
0497
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
P00987
0806
C
M
H
1931
violin
0498
Krishnamacharyulu, Nallan Chakravartula
P00988
0807
C
M
H
1923
violin
0499
Krishnamani, Palghat
P00989
0808
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0500
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
P00991
0810
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram

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