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: Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Instrument - Vocal - WWIM ID
Krishnamoorthy, A.R.
P00996
0815
C
M
H
1922
vocal
0501
Krishnamoorthy, H.S.
P00995
0814
C
M
H
1913
vina
0502
Krishnamoor T.V.
P00990
0809
C
M
H
1920
vocal
0503
Krishnamoorthy, Palghat S.
P00993
0812
C
M
H
1931
vocal
0504
Krishnamurthi, Puthucode K.
P00999
0818
C
M
H
1923
vocal
0505
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
P01004
0823
C
M
H
1932
others
0506
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
tavil
kanjira
0507
Krishmamoorthy Sastry, Bhoodalur S.
P00979
0798
C
M
H
1894
gottuvadyam
0508
Krishnamurthy, Karaikudi R.
P01007
0826
C
M
H
1938
mridangam
0509
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
P01008
0827
C
M
H
1936
vocal
0510
Krishnamurthy, Nedunuri
P01009
0828
C
M
H
1927
vocal
0511
Krishnamurthy, Prapancham
P01010
0829
C
M
H
1917
vocal
0512
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
P01011
0830
C
M
H
1939
vina
0513
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
P00994
0813
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
0514
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0515
Krishnamurthy Rao Thanjavur S.
P01001
0820
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0516
Rajam S.
P01761
1617
C
M
H
1919
vocal
0517
Krishnamurty Vasa
P01012
0831
C
M
H
1923
vina
0518
Krishnamurty, Chavali
P01005
0824
C
M
H
1915
vocal
0519
Krishnamurty Sastry Sistu
P01002
0821
C
M
H
1938
vocal
0520
Krishnan, Ayyalore
P01015
0834
C
M
H
1921
vocal
0521
Krishnan, Namagiripettai K.
P01016
0835
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
0522
Krishnan, Ramnad
P01019
0838
C
M
H
1920
vocal
0523
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
P01018
0837
C
M
H
1925
vocal
0524
Krishnan, Suchindram
P01020
0839
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
0525
Krishnan, T.N.
P01021
0840
C
M
H
1928
violin
0526
Krishnan Bhagavathar, Manicoth
P01013
0832
C
M
H
1912
violin
0527
Krishnakutty Nair, Mavelikara
P00986
0805
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0528
Krishnappa, B.
P01022
0841
C
M
H
1919
vocal
0529
Krishnaswami, S
P01023
0842
C
M
H
1908
violin
gottuvadyam
0530
Krishnaswamy Iyengar, N.S.
P01024
0843
C
M
H
1914
vocal
0531
Kumaraswami Iyer, K.R.
P01027
0846
C
M
H
1914
vocal
0532
Kundalakambar, K
P01029
0848
C
M
H
1918
nagasvaram
0533
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
P01030
0849
H
M
H
1900
khyal
0534
Kunte, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
0535
Kante, Dattatraya, Balvant
P00922
0738
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0536
Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, Kancheepuram, T.
P01033
0852
C
M
H
mridangam
0537
Kuttanpillai. Thakazhy
P01034
0854
C
M
H
1922
vocal
0538
Kuttappa Kurup, M.N.
P01035
0855
C
M
H
1914
vocal
0539
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0540
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
dilruba
sitar
0541
Lahiri, Chinmoy
P01038
0858
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
0542
Lahiri, Nilima
P01039
0859
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0543
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
vocal
0544
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0545
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
vocal
0546
Lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
P01043
0863
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
0547
Lakshmi Naidu, B.
P01047
0867
C
M
H
1937
vocal
0548
Lakshumi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
vocal
0549
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
M
H
1902
vina
0550
Lakshmi Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
others
0551
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1936
vocal
0552
Lakshminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
vocal
0553
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
0554
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
vocal
0555
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
vocal
0556
Lall, Vidya
P01058
0878
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
0557
Latafat Hussain Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1921
khyal
0558
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
0559
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0560
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0561
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
0562
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
923
vocal
0563
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1929
vocal
0564
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
vocal
0565
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0566
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
Others
1905
khyal
0567
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
0568
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0569
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
H
1920
tabla
0570
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
0571
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
0572
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
vocal
0573
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
vocal
0574
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
0575
Mahapatra Markandeya
P01080
0901
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0576
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
F
H
1922
vocal
0577
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
0578
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0579
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
0580
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
vocal
0581
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
0582
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
0583
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
others
0584
Malpekar, Anjanibai
P01099
0920
H
F
H
1883
khyal
0585
Mammen Bhagavather, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
vocal
0586
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
P05920
0922
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0587
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
0588
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0589
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
0590
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0591
Mani Iyer, Madurai
P01104
0927
C
M
H
1912
vocal
0592
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
0593
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0594
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0595
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0596
Mansoor Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
P01114
0937
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0597
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
P01118
0941
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
0598
Marianandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0599
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
0600

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