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
P00664
0456
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00621
0411
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P00591
0377
1358
Datta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00590
0375
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
O
M
H
1903
vocal
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P00559
0339
1355
Chuttan Lal
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
P00555
0335
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00547
0325
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00019
0327
1352
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00543
0321
1351
Chinchore, P.N.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00538
0315
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
H
M
H
1918
sitar
P02154
0314
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
tabla
pakhavaj
P00531
0308
1348
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P00528
0304
1347
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P06808
0005
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
P00524
0300
1345
Chaubey, Amresh Chandra
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P00521
0297
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
O
M
H
1930
vocal
P00505
0280
1343
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P00508
0284
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00498
0273
1341
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
vocal
P00517
0293
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
H
F
H
1933
others
P00494
0269
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00493
0268
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P00491
0266
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
H
M
H
1896
tabla
P00484
0258
1336
Brinda, T
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00397
0168
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00285
0040
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00404
0175
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
O
M
H
1909
P00403
0174
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P00437
0208
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
others
P00418
0189
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00413
0184
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
others
P05928
0163
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P00392
0162
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P00386
0155
1326
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00071
0150
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00373
0141
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
P00364
0132
1323
Balasaraswati, T.
C
F
H
1918
vocal
P00351
0118
1322
Begchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
others
P00344
0110
1321
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00325
0088
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00299
0060
1319
Amrik Singh
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P05877
0059
1318
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P00294
0052
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00284
0039
1316
Ali Hussaun
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
P00275
0030
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
C
M
H
1937
vocal
P00249
0003
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P02004
1873
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P01759
1615
1312
Yagnic, Thakorbhai Dhirajalal
H
M
H
1917
P01757
1613
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01755
1611
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01754
1610
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P01753
1609
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01752
1608
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
H
M
H
1929
flute
P01751
1607
1306
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00069
1606
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01750
1605
1304
Vyas, Bharatji
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
P01749
1604
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P01997
1866
1302
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01801
1660
1301
Viswanathan, T.V.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01748
1603
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01747
1602
1299
Viswanathan, S.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01746
1601
1298
Viswanatham, Josyula
C
M
H
1918
vina
P01993
1861
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01745
1600
1296
Viswanadham, Palagummi
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01994
1862
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01744
1599
1294
Vinod Kumar
H
M
H
khyal
others
P00269
1598
1293
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01742
1597
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P01741
1596
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
P01740
1595
1290
Vilayat Khan
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P05979
1591
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
H & C
M
H
1925
flute
others
P01739
1594
1288
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01738
1593
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01737
1592
1286
Vijayaraghavachariar, Embar S.
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01735
1590
1285
Vidya, Shankar
C
F
H
1919
vina
P01734
1589
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01733
1588
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01732
1587
1282
Venumurty, Anakaplli
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01731
1586
1281
Venugopala Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
P01730
1585
1280
Venkitasubramonia Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01985
1853
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1904
khyal
others
P01799
1658
1278
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01729
1584
1277
VenkatesWarlu, Voleti
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01728
1583
1276
Venkateswarlu, Kuchibhotla
C
F
H
1905
mridangam
P01982
1850
1275
Venkateswara Sarma, Chilakalapudi
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P01980
1848
1274
Venkateshaiah
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01727
1582
1273
Venkatasubbarao, V.
C
M
H
1918
vina
P01788
1645
1272
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01977
1845
1271
Venkatarao, Munganty
C
M
H
1902
vocal
P00434
0205
1270
Venkatarao Dessety
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00513
0289
1269
Venkataramiah, K.S.(Papa)
C
M
H
1901
violin
P01724
1579
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
C
M
H
1932
others
P01725
1580
1267
Venkataramanujam, V.K.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P01723
1578
1266
Venkataramanaiah, S.
C
M
H
1906
violin
P01805
1664
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01973
1841
1264
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
O
M
H
1893
vocal
P01722
1577
1263
Venkatarama Iyer, R.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00065
1840
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P01972
1839
1261
Venkatarama Iyer, Kunnakkudi
C
M
H
1908
vocal

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