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
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
P00502
0277
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
P00505
0280
C
F
H
1931
violin
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
1673
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
P00509
0285
C
M
H
1905
vina
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1676
Changkoti, Keshab
P00512
0288
H
M
H
1930
tabla
1269
Venkataramiah, K.S.(Papa)
P00513
0289
C
M
H
1901
violin
1439
Venkataramaiah(Papa)K.S.
P00513
0289
C
M
H
1901
violin
3086
Venkataramaiah (Paoa) K.S.
P00513
0289
C
M
H
1901
violin
1678
Channamma, C.
P00514
0290
C
F
H
1913
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
P00516
0292
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
P00518
0294
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1681
Chatterjee, Prabir Kumar
P00519
0295
H
M
H
1948
tabla
1682
Chatterjje Sankha Kumar
P00520
0296
H
M
H
1936
tabla
1683
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1693
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1698
Chellappa K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00533
0310
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
1697
Chellappa Panicker K.(Haripad Brothers)
P00534
0311
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
tabla
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
P00538
0315
H
M
H
1918
sitar
1703
Chhattu, Prem Nath
P00538
0315
H
F
H
1918
sitar
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
P00540
0317
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
P00542
0320
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
P00544
0322
C
M
H
1880
violin
0175
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1710
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1352
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1711
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
0176
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
1712
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
0178
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
1715
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
1717
Chopra, Vinod Kumar
P00552
0332
H
M
H
1948
tabla
0181
Chowdhuri, Pruya Lal
P00558
0338
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
1722
Chowdhuri, Priya Lal
P00558
0338
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
1355
Chuttan Lal
P00559
0339
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
1724
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
P00560
0340
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
0186
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
P00562
0346
C
M
H
1924
tavil
1727
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
P00562
0346
C
M
H
1924
tavil
0187
Dakshinamurthy, B.
P00563
0347
C
M
H
1928
violin
1728
Dakshinamurthy B.
P00563
0347
C
M
H
1928
violin
0189
Dakshinamurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1730
Dakshinmurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1732
Dandapani, Anayampatty
P00568
0352
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
0193
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1735
Daroowal, Zarin S.
P00572
0356
H
F
H
1946
sarod
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
1740
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
0200
Das, Raghab Chandra
P00582
0366
O
M
H
1919
0203
Dasappa, G.R.
P00586
0370
C
M
H
1912
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1753
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
0208
Datta, Kanai
P00592
0378
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1756
Datta, Kanai
P00592
0378
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1757
Datta, Rash Behari
P00593
0379
H
M
H
1946
sitar
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
0234
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1788
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
0239
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
1793
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
0245
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
1800
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1801
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0249
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram

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