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
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0229
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
1435
Sundaramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
1806
Durgam Balasubramanyam
P00642
0434
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
0257
Ganesa Bhagavathar, S.
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
Vocal
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0271
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
1838
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
0274
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
O
M
H
1920
Vocal
0275
Ghose, Santiv
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1846
Ghose, Santidev
P00682
0476
O
M
H
1910
Vocal
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
P00702
0500
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0289
Gnanasundaram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1870
Gnanasundram, C.P.
P00703
0501
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0294
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
P00710
0509
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0296
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
0317
Govinda Pillai, Kanji Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
1906
Govinda Pillai, Kanchi Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
1907
Govinda Rao, T.K.
P00743
0544
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
P00745
0546
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0325
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
917
Vocal
1914
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
1909
Govindra Nambisan, Kadathanadu
P00754
0555
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1917
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
P00759
0560
O
M
H
1925
Vocal
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
1935
Halasyam, Lalgudi
P00777
0580
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0349
Hanumantha Rayudu, Janeendar Chinna
P00783
0587
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1942
Hanumantha Rayudu Jameendar Chonna
P00783
0587
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1948
Hari Sankara Bagavathar, M.
P00784
0588
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0353
Harihara Iyer, K.S.
P00787
0591
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1945
Harihara Iyer, K.S.
P00787
0591
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0354
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
P00788
0592
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1946
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
P00788
0592
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1947
Haripriya, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
P00789
0593
C
F
H
1952
Vocal
0355
Harisankara Bhagavathar
P00790
0594
C
M
H
1906
Vocal
0358
Honnappa Bhagavatar, C.
P00795
0600
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
1954
Honnappa Bhagavatar C.
P00795
0600
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
1135
Srirangam Iyengar, R.
P00817
0622
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0376
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
P00827
0632
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1980
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
P00827
0632
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0379
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
P00109
0635
O
M
H
1896
Vocal
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
1985
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
1988
Janaki Hariharan, S.
P00836
0643
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0385
Janaki, Komattil
P00839
0647
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
1990
Janaki, Komatti
P00839
0647
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0386
Janakidevi, Rayaprolu
P00840
0648
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1992
Jankidevi, Rayaprolu
P00840
0648
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1994
Janakiraman, S.R.
P00087
0650
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0394
Jaya,G.R.
P00846
0656
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
0395
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2001
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2000
Jayam G.R.
P00858
0670
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
1377
Jayamma, B.
P00859
0671
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2006
Jayamma, B.
P00859
0671
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
0398
Jayammal, Tanjore*
P00862
0674
C
F
H
1891
Vocal
0407
Joseph, Sebastian K.
P00873
0685
C
M
O
1920
Vocal
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
2043
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1381
Kallyanikutty P.N.
P00898
0712
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
2047
Kallyanikutty P.N.
P00898
0712
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0430
Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar, M.A.
P00900
0715
C
M
H
1918
Vocal

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