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
1960
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
P00816
0621
H
M
M
1935
tabla
1958
Hukum Chand
P00799
0604
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1957
Hukkeri, Azambai
P00798
0603
H
F
M
1928
khyal
1956
Hota, Damodar (Sur-Rang)
P00797
0602
H
M
H
1935
khyal
Others
1955
Hoogar, Malleshappa Channappa
P00796
0601
H
F
H
1925
tabla
1954
Honnappa Bhagavatar C.
P00795
0600
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
1953
Hombaikar, Shankar Rao
P00793
0597
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1952
Hiremath, Gadigeyya Shivayya
P00794
0598
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1951
Hirabet, Sita
P00793
0597
H
F
H
1909
khyal
1950
Hazarika, Jayanta
P00792
0596
H
M
H
1943
Others
1949
Harishchandra K.
P00791
0595
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1948
Hari Sankara Bagavathar, M.
P00784
0588
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1947
Haripriya, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
P00789
0593
C
F
H
1952
Vocal
1946
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
P00788
0592
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1945
Harihara Iyer, K.S.
P00787
0591
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1944
Harichandran, Nimai Charan
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1943
Hanumantha Raydu, J.P.
P00782
0586
C
M
H
1924
vina
1942
Hanumantha Rayudu Jameendar Chonna
P00783
0587
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1941
Hanimantha Rao, Krovvidi
P00781
0585
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
1940
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1939
Hangal, Gangubai
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1923
khyal
1938
Hammed Hussein Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1937
Aldar Shikharesh.
P00281
0036
H
M
H
1939
surbahar
vina
1936
Haldankar, Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1935
Halasyam, Lalgudi
P00777
0580
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1933
Gurav. Sangameshwar Ganapatarao(S.G.)
P00775
0576
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
1932
Gurav, Gandu Ramechandra(G.R.)
P00774
0575
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
1930
Gupta Babulal
P00772
0573
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
1928
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
P00770
0571
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
1926
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
1925
Gune, Narayan Laxman
P00770
0571
H
M
H
1906
khyal
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
1923
Gulati, S.N.
P00766
0567
O
M
H
1919
violin
1922
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
1920
Gudihal, Ramchandra Vijayadas
P00760
0561
H
M
H
1912
sitar
1919
Gowripathi Sastry, Sisthu
P00758
0559
C
M
H
1919
vina
1918
Gowrikimari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
1917
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1916
Govindaswamy Pillai, Chidambaram
P00752
0553
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
1915
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
P00751
0552
C
M
H
1915
violin
1914
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
1913
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
tavil
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1909
Govindra Nambisan, Kadathanadu
P00754
0555
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
1908
Govind Warier,K.S.
P00741
0542
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
1907
Govinda Rao, T.K.
P00743
0544
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1906
Govinda Pillai, Kanchi Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
1905
Govind Ram
P00740
0541
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
1904
Goswami Utpala
P00732
0532
H
M
H
1943
dhrupad
khyal
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
1902
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1901
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
P00731
0531
C
F
H
1918
vina
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
P00707
0506
H
M
H
1940
khyal
Others
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
P00706
0505
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
1872
Gokhale, Mukund Govind
P00705
0504
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
P00702
0500
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1868
Girraj Prasad
P00701
0499
H
M
H
1920
Others
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal

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