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 - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00754
0461
0555
Govindra Nambisan, Kadathanadu
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
P00109
0534
0635
Jaideva Singh Thakur
H
M
H
1896
P01396
0855
1234
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
P01396
1132
1234
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
P00925
0447
0742
Kapileshwari, Balkrishnabuwa
H
M
H
1896
khyal
P01839
0943
1701
Roy, Dilip Kumar
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P02004
1313
1873
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
P01934
1433
1799
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
P01369
0819
1207
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
H
M
H
1897
tabla
P01815
0790
1675
Patnaik, Kali Charan
H
M
H
1897
Others
P01369
1100
1207
Punjadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
H
M
H
1897
tabla
P00328
0055
0091
Appasami Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
P00397
1335
0168
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
P00397
0169
0168
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
P00065
1262
1840
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
P01243
0690
1075
Narashimhachary, Vinjamuri Varaha
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
P01855
1147
1717
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
P01246
0946
1078
Narasimhachary, Vinjampuri Varaha
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
P01438
0903
1279
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01438
1201
1279
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin

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