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
0983
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
2959
Sumitra Devi, R.A.
P01936
1801
C
F
H
1928
vina
0460
Kastri, Manohar Banurao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2162
Krishnan, T,N.
P01021
0840
C
M
H
1928
violin
2756
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
1134
Sriramasarma Bhagavatar, Akkiddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1726
Dakshina moorthy. Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1957
Hukkeri, Azambai
P00798
0603
H
F
M
1928
khyal
2510
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1024
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
1224
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
1277
VenkatesWarlu, Voleti
P01729
1584
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2930
Sriamasarma Bhagavatar, Akkipeddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
P01846
1708
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0813
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara R.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2690
Rathnam, T.V.
P01454
1296
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2803
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
3027
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
3100
Venkateswarlu, Voleti
P01729
1584
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
3070
Venkannachar,Kurudi
P01969
1835
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
0339
Gurav, Gundu Ramchandra
P00774
0575
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2028
Joshim Puttur Devas
P00887
0700
H
M
H
1928
violin
2538
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara, A.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0843
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1090
Sitamahalakshmi, Boddapati
P01583
1433
C
F
H
1928
violin
3064
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
M
H
1928
violin
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0459
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0187
Dakshinamurthy, B.
P00563
0347
C
M
H
1928
violin
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
P00692
0487
H
M
M
1928
sitar
1932
Gurav, Gandu Ramechandra(G.R.)
P00774
0575
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1979
Jadhav, Baburao Bhimrao
P00819
0624
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2064
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2567
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2879
Sitamahalakshmi, Boddapati
P01583
1433
C
F
H
1928
violin
0021
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
P00279
0034
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1728
Dakshinamurthy B.
P00563
0347
C
M
H
1928
violin
2421
Natarajasundram, M.V.
P01274
1109
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
1409
Raghavan, T.S.
P01388
1226
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0890
Ramamoorthy, Tanjavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1036
Sethuraman,M.P.N.(See also Ponnusami, M.P.N.)
P01541
1386
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
1478
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
P00279
0034
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2079
Karansing Chhutansing
P00933
0750
H
M
H
1928
tabla
2568
Raghavan, Thiruvengadathaingar Sundera
P01388
1226
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2635
Ramamoorthy, Tanhavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2819
Sethuraman, M.P.N.(See also Ponnusamy)
P01541
1386
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0461
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
2056
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2090
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
P00944
0761
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0546
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
2087
Kumar, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
M
H
1929
Others
2186
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2375
Nagarajan, Tirvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
0071
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
2533
Ponnuthai, Madrai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
M
H
1929
nagasvaram
1003
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchiraju
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1101
Sivaraman, M.S.
P01593
1444
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1541
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
2782
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchirahu
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2891
Sivaramanm M.S.
P01593
1444
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1536
Awasthi, Surendra Shanlar
P00339
0105
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
2862
Shivaramaiah, T.H.
P01917
1781
C
M
H
1929
vina
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
P01312
1149
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
P01888
1751
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
P00456
0228
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1057
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
1669
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1347
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1709
Chinoy, Usha Romeshchandra
P00545
0323
H
F
H
1929
khyal
2846
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
P01890
1753
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
1691
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0850
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0185
Dakshinamoorthy, Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2492
Parikh, Kishori Arvind
P01322
1159
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0783
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
2575
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
Others
0878
Ramabadran, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
violin

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