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
0550
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
M
H
1902
vina
2192
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
F
H
1902
vina
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
vina
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
0561
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
2206
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
0570
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
H
1920
tabla
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
Others
1920
tabla
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
2218
Madhaban Nampoothri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
C
M
H
1932
chenda
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2226
Maharaj Prakash
P01081
0902
H
M
H
1945
tabla
1386
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
2227
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
2230
Majumder, Abhijit Kumar(Sarnajeet)
P01086
0907
H
M
H
1950
tabla
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
P01088
0909
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
P01093
0914
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
P01097
0918
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
0594
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
2249
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
0591
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
2247
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
2251
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2255
Manmohan Singh
P01112
0935
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0596
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
2256
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0599
Marianandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
2262
Mariandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0600
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
2263
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
0602
Marimutha Pillai, G.
P01122
0945
C
M
H
1909
tavil
2265
Marimutha Pillai, G
P01122
0945
C
M
H
1909
tavil
2426
Matesa Pillai, Mannargud
P01127
0950
C
M
H
1902
mursing
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
P01133
0956
C
M
H
1933
vina
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
P01134
0957
C
M
H
1933
violin
0617
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
2289
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
P01140
0964
H
M
H
1926
tabla
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
P01144
0968
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
H
M
H
1927
violin
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
P01147
0971
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
P01149
0974
H
M
H
1950
tabla
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2300
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
P01152
0978
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1933
tabla
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1934
tabla
2312
Mishra, Nand Kishore
P01156
0982
H
M
H
tabla
0623
Mishra, Ramji 1
P01157
0983
H
M
H
1914
tabla
2302
Mishra, Ramji 1
P01157
0983
H
M
H
1914
tabla
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
P01158
0984
H
F
H
1941
tabla
0630
Misra, Samta Prasad (Gudai Maharaj) (Samta Prasad)
P01159
0985
H
M
H
1920
tabla
2303
Mishra, Samta Prasad (Samta Prasad)
P01159
0985
H
M
H
1920
tabla
0631
Misra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2314
Mishra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2304
Mishra, Uma Shankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2316
Mishra, Yamuna Prasad
P01163
0989
H
M
H
1936
tabla
0627
Misra, Lal Mani
P01164
0990
H
M
H
1924
vchitra vina
sitar
sitar
0634
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
2320
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
sitar
0635
Misra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
2321
Mitra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
2322
Mitra, Rajeswar (Sharnagadeva)
P01169
0995
O
M
H
1917
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2325
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
0640
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
2328
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
0641
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
2329
Mohammad Khasim Saheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
2668
Ramzan Khan
P06343
1005
H
M
M
tabla

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