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: Personal ID - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P01058
0557
0878
Lall, Vidya
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01058
0754
0878
Lall. Vidya
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01069
1385
0889
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
O
1905
khyal
Others
P01070
0766
0890
Lolekar, Anjnibai
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
P01077
0575
0897
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1915
khyal
Others
P01077
0773
0897
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P01109
0804
0932
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P01118
0598
0941
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
P01118
0813
0941
Marathe, Ram
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
P01138
0842
0961
Mehta, R.C.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
Others
P01151
0861
0977
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
H
F
H
1931
khyal
Others
P01171
0878
0998
Mohammad Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
P01181
0885
1008
Mohanty, Akshaya Kumar
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
P01184
0645
1011
Moitra, Jyotirinda
H
F
H
1911
khyal
Others
P01185
0888
1012
Moolji, Roshanali Gulamali
H
M
M
1913
khyal
Others
P01190
0898
1017
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
P01198
0903
1025
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
P01200
0901
1027
Mukhrjeem Sidheswar
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
Others
P05971
1398
1044
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
Others
khyal
P01219
0922
1050
Nag, Dipalo
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
P01226
1400
1057
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
Others
P01226
0929
1057
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
Others
P01230
0932
1061
Naidu, Leela T.
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
P01248
0692
1080
Narasimhasastry, Prayaga
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
Others
P01269
0712
1103
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
P01269
0970
1103
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
P01286
0724
1121
Nayak, Champakla Chhabidas
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
Others
P01289
0991
1124
Nayar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
P01311
0750
1148
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01311
1028
1148
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01393
1127
1231
Raina, Prithvi Nath
H
M
H
1929
khyal
Others
P01410
1156
1250
Rajguru, Basavaraj Mahantaswami
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01414
1161
1254
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
P01424
0889
1265
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
P01424
1184
1265
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
P01446
0915
1287
Rane, Saraswati Bai Sunderao
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
P01446
1222
1287
Rane, Saraswati Bal Sunderao
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
P01467
0942
1310
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
P01468
1263
1311
Roy, Juthika
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
P01534
1026
1379
Sengupta, Santosh
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
P01534
1359
1379
Sengupta, Santosh
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
P01560
1061
1409
Sharma, Uma Dutt
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others
P01560
1403
1409
Sharma, Uma Dutt
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others
P01688
1436
1541
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
P01688
1573
1541
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
P00062
1236
1555
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
Others
P00062
1595
1555
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
P01744
1294
1599
Vinod Kumar
H
M
H
khyal
Others
P00069
1690
1606
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
H
M
H
1902
khyal
Others
P00052
1025
1652
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
P01818
0799
1678
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
P01876
1214
1738
Ramdas, Kumavat
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
Others
P01894
1267
1757
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
P01900
1283
1764
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
P01953
1583
1819
Vakankar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
P01985
1279
1853
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
P01985
1655
1853
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1901
khyal
Others
P02000
1694
1869
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
Others
P00090
0059
0094
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
P00261
0010
0016
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan

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