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
P01117
0940
2260
Marathe, Anand Ganesh
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01116
0939
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P05920
0922
2258
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01114
0937
2257
Mansoor, Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01113
0936
2256
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01112
0935
2255
Manmohan Singh
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01111
0934
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01110
0933
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01109
0932
2252
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01108
0931
2251
Mania Ramchandra
H
F
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P06040
0929
2250
Mani Prasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01103
0926
2249
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P01105
0928
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01107
0930
2247
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01102
0925
2246
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01101
0923
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
F
H
1935
violin
P00107
0924
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
H
F
H
1929
others
P01100
0921
2243
Mammen Bhagavathar, T.
C
M
H
1894
vocal
P01124
0947
2242
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P01191
1018
2241
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P06689
0916
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
P01098
0919
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01093
0914
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
P01092
0913
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
H
F
H
1935
tabla
P01089
0910
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01091
0912
2235
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01090
0911
2234
Malathi, Balaram
C
F
H
vocal
P01088
0909
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
P00350
0117
2232
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01087
0908
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
E
M
H
1900
vocal
P01086
0907
2230
Majumder, Abhijit Kumar(Sarnajeet)
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P01085
0906
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01084
0905
2228
Maitili, Nageswaran
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01082
0903
2227
Maharana, Banmali
H
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
P01081
0902
2226
Maharaj Prakash
H
M
H
1945
tabla
P01080
0901
2225
Mahapatra, Markandeya
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01079
0900
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
O
M
H
1942
vocal
P01078
0899
2223
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P00099
0898
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01077
0897
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01076
0896
2220
Mahadevappa, S.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01075
0895
2219
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
C
M
H
vocal
P01074
0894
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
C
M
H
1932
chenda
P01073
0893
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
H
M
O
1920
tabla
P01072
0892
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01071
0891
2215
Lolita Bhagat
O
F
H
1930
piano
P01070
0890
2214
Lolekar, Anjnibai
H
F
H
1928
khyal
others
P01069
0889
2213
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
O
1905
khyal
P01068
0888
2212
Limaye, Anandrao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01067
0887
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01066
0886
2210
Leela, P.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01065
0885
2209
Leela, Omchery
H & C
F
H
1932
others
P01061
0881
2208
Lax,inarayana, Uppalapati
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01064
0884
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
P01062
0882
2206
Laxman Singh
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P01063
0883
2205
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P05663
0880
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P01059
0879
2203
Latafat Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1923
khyal
P01058
0878
2202
Lall. Vidya
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01057
0877
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01056
0876
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
C
F
H
1932
vina
P01055
0875
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01054
0874
2198
Lalitha, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
C
F
H
1950
vocal
P01053
0873
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01048
0868
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01052
0872
2195
Laksuminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
C
M
H
vocal
P01051
0871
2194
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
C
F
H
1926
vocal
P01049
0869
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
others
P01050
0870
2192
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
C
F
H
1902
vina
P01047
0867
2191
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01046
0866
2190
Lakshmi, K.R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01044
0864
2189
Lakshmana Sastry,Sringeri
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01043
0863
2188
lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
P01045
0865
2187
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P01042
0862
2186
Lakshman, B.D.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01041
0861
2185
Lakshman, Adyar K.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01040
0860
2184
Lakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01039
0859
2183
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1924
khyal
others
P01038
0858
2182
Lahiri, Chinomy
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01037
0857
2181
Laher, Telmurasp, Aspandiarji
H
M
H
1907
others
P01036
0856
2180
Laddam Khan
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
P01035
0855
2179
Kuttappa Kurup, K.N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01034
0854
2178
Kuttanpillai, Thakazhy
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00064
0853
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P01033
0852
2176
Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, Kancheepuram, T.
C
M
H
1905
mridangam
P00922
0738
2175
Kunte, Dattatratraya Balvant
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01031
0850
2174
Kute, Anant Krishnaji
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
P01030
0849
2173
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P01029
0848
2172
Kundalalkambar, K.
C
M
H
1918
nagasvaram
P01028
0847
2171
Kumavat, Shyam Sunder
H
M
H
1937
dhrupad
others
P01027
0846
2170
Kumarswami Iyer, K.R.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01026
0845
2169
Kulkarni, Padmakar S.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01026
0845
2168
Kulkarni, Dhondutai G.
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01025
0844
2167
Kshirsagar, Bhaskar Ganpatrao
H
M
H
1913
khyal
others
P01024
0843
2166
Krishnaswamy Iyengar, N.S
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01023
0842
2165
Krishnaswami, S
C
M
H
1908
violin
P01022
0841
2164
Krishnappa, B.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01013
0832
2163
Krishnan Bhagavathar, Manicoth
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01021
0840
2162
Krishnan, T,N.
C
M
H
1928
violin
P01020
0839
2161
Krishnan, Suchindram
C
M
H
1921
mridangam

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