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
0060
Arunachalaiah, A.
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
0058
Aravindakshan, M.K.
P00330
0093
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
0057
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0056
Appala Swamy Naidu, Kota
P00327
0090
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
0054
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
0053
Annaswami Bhagawatar, D.
P00324
0087
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0052
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0051
Ankiah, Uppalapati
P00320
0082
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0050
Angappan, Perambalur N.
P00319
0081
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
0049
AndhaRia, Rasikal G.
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0048
Andharia, Babubhai Govindji
P00317
0079
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0047
Anasuya Devi, A.
P00313
0075
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0046
Anasuya, H. S.
P00314
0076
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0044
Anantharao. V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
0043
Anantharamu, N.V.
P00310
0072
C
M
H
1933
vina
0042
Anantharamarao, Kavuru
P00308
0070
C
M
H
1932
violin
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
0040
Anathapadmanabha Rao, S
P00315
0077
C
M
H
1919
vina
0039
Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan
P00306
0067
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0038
Ananthakrushna Sarma, Rallapalli
P00304
0065
C
M
H
1893
Vocal
violin
0037
Ananta Swamy
P00302
0063
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
tabla
0036
Amrutphali, Sadashiv Rao R.
P00300
0061
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1947
sarod
0034
Amir Khan
P05932
0056
H
M
M
1912
khyal
0033
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
P00296
0054
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
Vocal
flute
ochestration
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla
0030
Ambujam, Raman
P00291
0049
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
violin
0029
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
0028
Amarnath
P06044
0047
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
Folk music
0024
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
P00287
0042
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
sarod
0021
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
P00279
0034
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0020
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
0018
Alma, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
0015
Agnihotri, R.M.
P00267
0022
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
0011
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
0010
Adinarayana, Kundala
P00261
0016
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
0009
Krishnamurty Sastri, Challa
P01003
0822
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0007
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
0005
Abhisheki, Jitendra
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar

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