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
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
P00544
0322
C
M
H
1880
violin
1709
Chinoy, Usha Romeshchandra
P00545
0323
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0175
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1710
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1714
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
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
1716
Chopra, N.N.
P00551
0331
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1717
Chopra, Vinod Kumar
P00552
0332
H
M
H
1948
tabla
1723
Choudaman, A
P00554
0334
C
M
H
1949
Vocal
1354
Choudhury, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1720
Choudhry, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
P00557
0337
N/A
F
H
1925
Vocal
2042
Kakti, J. Nanada
P00557
0337
N/A
M
H
1925
Vocal
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
0182
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
P06042
0341
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
0185
Dakshinamoorthy, Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1726
Dakshina moorthy. Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
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
0188
Dakshinamurty, V.
P00565
0349
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
1729
Dakshinamurthy, V.
P00565
0349
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0191
Damdamani Desigar, Murugayya
P00566
0350
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
1731
Damel, Anant Shankar
P00567
0351
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1732
Dandapani, Anayampatty
P00568
0352
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
1733
Dantale, Govindrao
P00569
0353
H
M
H
1921
khyal
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
0194
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
1736
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
0195
Das, Balkrishna
P00574
0358
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0196
Das, Gunada
P00575
0359
H
F
H
1939
khyal
1738
Das, Gamada
P00575
0359
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1739
Das, Kalipada
P00576
0360
O
M
H
1943
Vocal
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
0198
Das, Khagendra Nath
P00578
0362
H
M
H
1961
khyal
1741
Das, Khagendra Nath
P00578
0362
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
P00579
0363
H
M
H
1933
Others
0199
Das, Mira
P00581
0365
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1744
Das, Mira
P00581
0365
H
F
H
1924
khyal
0200
Das, Raghab Chandra
P00582
0366
O
M
H
1919
0201
Das, Ram Saran
P00583
0367
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1746
Das, Ram Saram
P00583
0367
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0202
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Schin Das Motilal)
P00585
0369
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0203
Dasappa, G.R.
P00586
0370
C
M
H
1912
1749
Dasappa, G.R.
P00586
0370
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1752
Dasgupta, Mira
P00588
0373
H
F
H
1944
khyal
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1753
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
P00028
0376
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1755
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1807
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
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
0210
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
1759
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
0209
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
P00595
0381
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
1758
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
P00595
0381
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
0211
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshanker
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1760
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshankar
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
1763
Dayal Singh
P00598
0385
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
0215
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1902
khyal
1766
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1901
khyal

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