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
P01316
1153
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01768
1624
0759
Pradkar, Shripad Rajaram
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P01315
1152
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01810
1670
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
P00850
0661
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01314
1151
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01313
1150
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01796
1655
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01765
1621
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01312
1149
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
H
M
H
1929
others
P01311
1148
0750
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01310
1147
0749
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P01309
1146
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00050
1145
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01832
1692
0745
Pandey, Tansen
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
P01809
1669
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
P01307
1143
0743
Pande, Malati Waman
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P01306
1142
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01831
1691
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
H
M
H
1900
violin
P01830
1690
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
H
M
H
1889
khyal
P01305
1141
0739
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01304
1140
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01303
1139
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01302
1138
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
C
F
H
1929
vocal
P01301
1137
0735
Padma, A.S.
C
F
H
1929
vina
P01300
1136
0734
Padhy, Kashinath
H & C
M
H
1918
vocal
P01299
1135
0733
Nizamuddin,Peer
H
M
M
1906
others
P00072
1134
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
H
M
M
1906
khyal
P01298
1133
0731
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
violin
P01296
1131
0730
Nigam, Ira
H
M
H
1930
others
P01295
1130
0729
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01294
1129
0728
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas N.
C
M
H
1903
vina
P01293
1128
0727
NeelakantanNambissan, K.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01292
1127
0726
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01287
1122
0725
Nayak, Dalsukhram R
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01286
1121
0724
Nayak, Champakla Chhabidas
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
others
P01284
1119
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01283
1118
0722
Navaneetham, S.
C
M
H
1922
ghatam
P01281
1116
0721
Naushad Ali
O
M
M
1919
P01280
1115
0720
Natu Govind Narayan
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01278
1113
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
C
M
H
1886
flute
P01277
1112
0718
Natesiah, Rallapalli
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01276
1111
0717
Natesa Pillai, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1902
mursing
P01272
1106
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P03167
1105
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P01275
1110
0714
Natarajiyer, Chidambaram
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
P01270
1104
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P01269
1103
0712
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
P01268
1102
0711
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
vocal
P01265
1099
0710
Narayanaswamy Rudrapayna Krishnappa
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01264
1098
0709
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01266
1100
0708
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy, N.S.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01263
1097
0707
Narayanaswami, K.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
P01261
1095
0706
Narayanappa, A.V.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01260
1094
0705
Narayanamurthym Satavalli
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01258
1092
0703
Narayana Shastry, C.(Ramana Das)
C
F
H
1913
vocal
P01257
1091
0702
Narayana Rao, D
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P01256
1090
0701
Narayana Rao, Arankere
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P00110
1089
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
C
M
H
1911
vina
P01255
1088
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
edakka
P01252
1085
0698
Narayana Iyer, V.
C
M
H
1910
vina
P01253
1086
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P00023
1084
0696
Narayana Iyendar, A.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P01251
1083
0695
Narayana Bhagavathar, N,V,
C
M
O
1905
vocal
P01249
1081
0693
Narasinga Rao, Adhikarla
C
M
H
1918
vocal
P01248
1080
0692
Narasimhasastry, Prayaga
C
M
H
1909
vocal
others
P01245
1077
0691
Narasimhalu, S.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01243
1075
0690
Narashimhachary, Vinjamuri Varaha
C
M
H
1898
vocal
P01244
1076
0689
Narasimhachari, Mandyam Annadorai
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01242
1074
0688
Narain S.V.S.
C
M
H
1917
mridangam
P01241
1073
0687
Narahari, S.
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P01240
1072
0686
Nanjunadaswami, N.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P01239
1071
0685
Nandanikar, Akkatai Sahebjan(Ladakujan)
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01238
1070
0684
Nanda Lall
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
P01237
1069
0683
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropochand
H
M
H
1928
flute
P01236
1068
0682
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur V.
C
M
H
1926
vocal
P01232
1064
0681
Najji Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P01228
1059
0680
Nagori, Madinaben
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01235
1067
0679
Nakod, Arjunasa V.
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01227
1058
0678
Nageswara Rao, Mokkapati
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01225
1056
0677
Nagarkar, Chidanand (Chit-Anand and Sanatan)
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01224
1055
0676
Nagaruju, Edara
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01223
1054
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
P01222
1053
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01221
1052
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P01220
1051
0672
Nagabhushanam, Nori
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01219
1050
0671
Nag, Dipali
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01218
1048
0670
Nadkarni, Ramesh
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01216
1046
0669
Muttu Iyer, Karaikkudi
C
M
H
1901
mridangam
P01215
1045
0668
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
P06035
1043
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P00017
1042
0666
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P01212
1040
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01213
1041
0664
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01211
1039
0663
Muniramiah, V.
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01210
1038
0662
Munir Khatoon Begum
H
F
M
1942
khyal
P01207
1035
0661
Munir Khan 1
H
M
M
1923
sarangi