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
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
0759
Pradkar, Shripad Rajaram
P01768
1624
H
M
H
1946
khyal
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
P01810
1670
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
P01313
1150
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
0750
Pandit, Sagar
P01311
1148
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0749
Pandit, Narayanrao Krishnarao
P01310
1147
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0745
Pandey, Tansen
P01832
1692
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
0743
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
P01831
1691
H
M
H
1900
violin
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
P01830
1690
H
M
H
1889
khyal
0739
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
0735
Padma, A.S.
P01301
1137
C
F
H
1929
vina
0734
Padhy, Kashinath
P01300
1136
C & H
M
H
1918
Vocal
0733
Nizamuddin,Peer
P01299
1135
H
M
M
1906
Others
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1906
khyal
0731
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
P01298
1133
H
M
H
1919
khyal
violin
0730
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
H
M
H
1930
Others
0729
Neelamma, Kadambi
P01295
1130
C
F
H
1911
vina
0728
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas N.
P01294
1129
C
M
H
1903
vina
0727
NeelakantanNambissan, K.
P01293
1128
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0726
Neela, Balasubramaniam
P01292
1127
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
0725
Nayak, Dalsukhram R
P01287
1122
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0724
Nayak, Champakla Chhabidas
P01286
1121
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
Others
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
0722
Navaneetham, S.
P01283
1118
C
M
H
1922
ghatam
0721
Naushad Ali
P01281
1116
O
M
M
1919
0720
Natu Govind Narayan
P01280
1115
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
0718
Natesiah, Rallapalli
P01277
1112
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
0717
Natesa Pillai, Mannargudi
P01276
1111
C
M
H
1902
mursing
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
0714
Natarajiyer, Chidambaram
P01275
1110
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
P01270
1104
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
0712
Nasir Ahmad Khan
P01269
1103
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
0711
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
0710
Narayanaswamy Rudrapayna Krishnappa
P01265
1099
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0709
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
P01264
1098
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0708
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy, N.S.
P01266
1100
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0707
Narayanaswami, K.S.
P01263
1097
C
M
H
1914
vina
0706
Narayanappa, A.V.
P01261
1095
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0705
Narayanamurthym Satavalli
P01260
1094
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0703
Narayana Shastry, C.(Ramana Das)
P01258
1092
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
0702
Narayana Rao, D
P01257
1091
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0701
Narayana Rao, Arankere
P01256
1090
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
P00110
1089
C
M
H
1911
vina
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
edakka
0698
Narayana Iyer, V.
P01252
1085
C
M
H
1910
vina
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
0696
Narayana Iyendar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
0695
Narayana Bhagavathar, N,V,
P01251
1083
C
M
Others
1905
Vocal
0694
Narayana Ayyar, Tripunitura Krishna Bhagavatar
P01250
1082
C
M
H
1893
Vocal
0693
Narasinga Rao, Adhikarla
P01249
1081
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
0692
Narasimhasastry, Prayaga
P01248
1080
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
Others
0691
Narasimhalu, S.
P01245
1077
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0690
Narashimhachary, Vinjamuri Varaha
P01243
1075
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
0689
Narasimhachari, Mandyam Annadorai
P01244
1076
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0688
Narain S.V.S.
P01242
1074
C
M
H
1917
mridangam
0687
Narahari, S.
P01241
1073
H
M
H
1932
tabla
0686
Nanjunadaswami, N.
P01240
1072
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0685
Nandanikar, Akkatai Sahebjan(Ladakujan)
P01239
1071
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0684
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
0683
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropochand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
0682
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur V.
P01236
1068
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
0681
Najji Khan
P01232
1064
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
0680
Nagori, Madinaben
P01228
1059
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0679
Nakod, Arjunasa V.
P01235
1067
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0678
Nageswara Rao, Mokkapati
P01227
1058
C
M
H
1926
vina
0677
Nagarkar, Chidanand (Chit-Anand and Sanatan)
P01225
1056
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0676
Nagaruju, Edara
P01224
1055
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
P01221
1052
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0672
Nagabhushanam, Nori
P01220
1051
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0671
Nag, Dipali
P01219
1050
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0670
Nadkarni, Ramesh
P01218
1048
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0669
Muttu Iyer, Karaikkudi
P01216
1046
C
M
H
1901
mridangam
0668
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
0666
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
P00017
1042
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
P01212
1040
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0664
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
P01213
1041
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
0663
Muniramiah, V.
P01211
1039
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
0662
Munir Khatoon Begum
P01210
1038
H
F
M
1942
khyal
0661
Munir Khan 1
P01207
1035
H
M
M
1923
sarangi

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