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
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
1355
Chuttan Lal
P00559
0339
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1352
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1351
Chinchore, P.N.
P00543
0321
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
P00538
0315
H
M
H
1918
sitar
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
tabla
1348
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1347
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
1345
Chaubey, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
Vocal
1343
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
P00505
0280
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1341
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Vocal
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
P00493
0268
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
P00491
0266
H
M
H
1896
tabla
1336
Brinda, T
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
P00403
0174
H
M
H
1917
tabla
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
Others
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1326
Banerjee, Tinkari
P00386
0155
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
others
1323
Balasaraswati, T.
P00364
0132
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
1322
Begchi, Anil
P00351
0118
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1319
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1318
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
P05877
0059
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1316
Ali Hussaun
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
P02004
1873
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1312
Yagnic, Thakorbhai Dhirajalal
P01759
1615
H
M
H
1917
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
P01757
1613
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
P01755
1611
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
P01754
1610
H
M
M
1901
tabla
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
P01753
1609
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
1306
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
P01751
1607
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1304
Vyas, Bharatji
P01750
1605
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1302
Vithal Iyer
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1301
Viswanathan, T.V.
P01801
1660
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
1299
Viswanathan, S.
P01747
1602
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
1298
Viswanatham, Josyula
P01746
1601
C
M
H
1918
vina
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
1296
Viswanadham, Palagummi
P01745
1600
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
P01994
1862
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1294
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
Others
1293
Viney Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
1290
Vilayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
H
1924
sitar
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
1288
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
P01738
1593
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1286
Vijayaraghavachariar, Embar S.
P01737
1592
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
1285
Vidya, Shankar
P01735
1590
C
F
H
1919
vina
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1282
Venumurty, Anakaplli
P01732
1587
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1281
Venugopala Pillai, S.
P01731
1586
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
1280
Venkitasubramonia Iyer, S.
P01730
1585
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
1278
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
P01799
1658
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1277
VenkatesWarlu, Voleti
P01729
1584
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1276
Venkateswarlu, Kuchibhotla
P01728
1583
C
F
H
1905
mridangam
1275
Venkateswara Sarma, Chilakalapudi
P01982
1850
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
1274
Venkateshaiah
P01980
1848
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
1273
Venkatasubbarao, V.
P01727
1582
C
M
H
1918
vina
1272
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
P01788
1645
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1271
Venkatarao, Munganty
P01977
1845
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
1270
Venkatarao Dessety
P00434
0205
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1269
Venkataramiah, K.S.(Papa)
P00513
0289
C
M
H
1901
violin
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
1267
Venkataramanujam, V.K.
P01725
1580
C
M
H
1931
violin
1266
Venkataramanaiah, S.
P01723
1578
C
M
H
1906
violin
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1910
violin
1264
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
P01973
1841
O
M
H
1893
Vocal
1263
Venkatarama Iyer, R.
P01722
1577
C
M
H
1898
violin
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
P00065
1840
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1261
Venkatarama Iyer, Kunnakkudi
P01972
1839
C
M
H
1908
Vocal

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