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
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
1822
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
P00657
0449
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
0259
Gangadaram Pilla V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
1824
Gangadaram Pillai V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
0260
Gangadaran, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
P00668
0460
H
M
H
1932
sitar
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1836
Gayathri, Vasanthasobha Gudimetla
P00670
0463
C
F
H
1959
vina
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
1837
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
2784
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1840
Ghangrekar Vinayak Krishna
P00676
0470
H
M
H
1902
tabla
0277
Ghosh, Radhagovinda
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
1363
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
P00688
0482
H
M
H
1919
tabla
0279
Ghulam Ahemed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
P00692
0487
H
M
M
1928
sitar
0281
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
H
M
M
1907
santur
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
0287
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
0306
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
0307
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
0295
Gopala Rao, L.
P00715
0515
C
M
H
1918
vina
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
0298
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.
P00718
0518
C
M
H
1914
nagasvaram
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
0300
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
1888
Gopalakrishnan, Parur M.S.
P00720
0520
C
M
H
1931
violin
0301
Gopalakrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
1883
Gopalkrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
P00723
0523
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1891
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00727
0527
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
1884
Gopal Rao, L.
P00731
0531
C
F
H
1918
vina
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1905
Govind Ram
P00740
0541
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
1908
Govind Warier,K.S.
P00741
0542
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
P00744
0545
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
1911
tavil
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
tavil
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
0323
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
1913
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
P00750
0551
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0326
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
P00751
0552
C
M
H
1915
violin
1915
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
P00751
0552
C
M
H
1915
violin
1916
Govindaswamy Pillai, Chidambaram
P00752
0553
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0328
Gowrikumari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
1918
Gowrikimari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
0329
Gowripathi Sastri, Sistu
P00758
0559
C
M
H
1913
vina
1919
Gowripathi Sastry, Sisthu
P00758
0559
C
M
H
1919
vina
1920
Gudihal, Ramchandra Vijayadas
P00760
0561
H
M
H
1912
sitar
0332
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
P00761
0562
H
M
H
1910
sitar
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
0334
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
P00763
0564
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
0333
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla

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