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
0216
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1767
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0217
Desai, Nidhara
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
1768
Desai, Nildhara
0390
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0218
Desai, Thakorbhai KhushaLbhai
P00602
0391
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1769
Desai, Thakorbhai Khushalbhai
P00602
0391
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
0225
Deshoande, Vaman Hari
P00604
0393
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0220
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
P00605
0394
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1771
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
P00605
0394
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0221
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1772
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
0222
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
P00607
0396
H
M
M
1918
khyal
1773
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
P00607
0396
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0223
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1774
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0224
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1775
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1776
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
P00610
0399
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
P00611
0400
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
P00615
0404
H
M
H
1925
khyal
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
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
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
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
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
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
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
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
0605
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1927
khyal
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
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
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
1805
Duraikkannu, N.K.
P00638
0430
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
0929
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
2270
Master Rattan
P00639
0431
H
F
H
1914
khyal
2694
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
1361
Ghosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
1848
Gosh, Ardhendu
P00640
0432
H
M
H
1914
violin
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
1808
Easwaran, Manargudi
P00643
0435
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
0251
Faqir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
H
1933
tabla
1810
Faquir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
M
1933
tabla
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
P00646
0438
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1813
Gadgil, Shakunthala Viswanath
P00647
0439
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
0252
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
1815
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
Vocal
0253
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
0254
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1818
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
P00652
0444
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0255
Gandhi, Amritlal Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1819
Gandhi, Amrital Nichhabhai
P00653
0445
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0256
Gandhi, Vijayalaxinl Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
0257
Ganesa Bhagavathar, S.
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
Vocal
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
P00656
0448
C
M
H
1907
1822
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
P00657
0449
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal

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