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

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