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
1261
Venkatarama Iyer, Kunnakkudi
P01972
1839
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
P00065
1840
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1264
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
P01973
1841
O
M
H
1893
Vocal
3085
Venkataramaiah, H.V.
P01975
1843
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
3088
Venkataramana Sastry, H.K.
P01976
1844
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1271
Venkatarao, Munganty
P01977
1845
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
3097
Venkatehaiah, S.V.
P01978
1846
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
P01979
1847
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
1274
Venkateshaiah
P01980
1848
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
1441
Venkateswara Rao, Ghantasala
P01981
1849
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1275
Venkateswara Sarma, Chilakalapudi
P01982
1850
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
3098
Venkateswararan, K.A.
P01983
1851
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
3102
Venkatramier Kunnakkudy
P01984
1852
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
P01989
1857
C
F
H
1946
Vocal
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
P01990
1858
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
P01991
1859
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
P01994
1862
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
P01994
1862
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
P00059
1864
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
P02004
1873
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
P02005
1875
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
0925
Ratna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
2689
Rathna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
2893
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
Folk music
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
Others
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
P00268
0023
H
M
H
1943
Others
1471
Aima, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1917
Others
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
Others
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1937
Others
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1942
Others
1037
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
1572
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
Others
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
0099
Bari Moti Bai
P00391
0161
H
F
H
1901
Others
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
P00394
0165
H
M
H
1924
Others
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
P00395
0166
H
F
H
1923
Others
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
P00405
0176
H
F
H
1914
Others
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
P00492
0267
H
M
H
1899
Others
1664
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Others
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
1704
Chhaya Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
Others
1708
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Others
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
P00579
0363
H
M
H
1933
Others
1755
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1807
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
0210
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
1759
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
0929
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
2694
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
0273
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
Others
1845
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
H
M
H
1902
Others
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1868
Girraj Prasad
P00701
0499
H
M
H
1920
Others
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
0316
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1902
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
M
H
1938
Others
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
0351
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
P00785
0589
H
M
H
1926
Others
0352
Harichandran, Namai Charam
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1944
Harichandran, Nimai Charan
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1950
Hazarika, Jayanta
P00792
0596
H
M
H
1943
Others
0360
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
1960
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
2087
Kumar, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
M
H
1929
Others
0410
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others

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