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
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
P01956
1822
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
P01957
1823
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
3047
Vasantha Saravanan
P01958
1824
C
M
H
1925
vina
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
P01959
1825
C
F
H
1926
violin
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
P01960
1826
C & H
M
H
1933
Vocal
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
P01961
1827
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
3084
Vebkataramaiah,Chintakapalli
P01962
1828
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
P01963
1829
C
F
H
1925
violin
3058
Vedavalli,R.
P01964
1830
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
3062
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
P01965
1831
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
1251
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
P01966
1832
C
M
H
1886
Vocal
3067
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
P01967
1833
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
3068
Venkaiah, Alluru
P01968
1834
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
3070
Venkannachar,Kurudi
P01969
1835
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
P01970
1836
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
3072
Venkatachalam C.A.
P01971
1838
C
M
H
1926
vina
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
3083
Venkataramaiah, B.G.
P01974
1842
C
M
H
1945
violin
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
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1901
khyal
Others
3104
Venkitachalam, K.
P01986
1854
C
M
H
1938
violin
3110
Verma R.D.
P01987
1855
H
M
H
1936
sitar
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
3120
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
P01992
1860
C
M
H
1936
violin
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
3127
Viswanath, B.
P01995
1863
C
M
H
1920
violin
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
P00059
1864
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
3130
Viswanatha Sarma B.K.
P01996
1865
C
M
H
1913
violin
1302
Vithal Iyer
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
P01998
1867
H
M
H
1946
Others
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
P01999
1868
H
M
H
1930
sarod
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
P02000
1869
H
M
H
1944
khyal
Others
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
P02001
1870
H
M
H
1942
tabla
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
P02002
1871
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
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

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