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
0189
Dakshinamurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
2367
Muthuraja Iyengar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
0770
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0830
Puttaswamayya, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
1001
Satyanarayanamurthi, Arirala
P01510
1355
C
M
H
1904
violin
2725
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
P01898
1762
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1730
Dakshinmurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
2496
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2553
Puttaswamiah, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
2780
Satyanarayanamurthi, Aripirala
P01510
1355
C
M
H
1904
violin
1431
Sriengam Iyengar, Madurai R.
P01794
1653
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0314
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
2932
Srirengam Iyengar,Madurai R.
P01794
1653
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0947
Roy, R.L.
P01840
1702
H
M
H
1904
Others
1901
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
0076
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1550
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.V.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1563
Balakrishna Iyengar T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
2404
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
H
M
H
1905
edakka
2865
Shukla, Jagannath
P01573
1423
O
M
H
1905
Vocal
3099
Venkateswarlu Kuchinhotla
P01728
1583
C
M
H
1905
mridangam
1135
Srirangam Iyengar, R.
P00817
0622
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0672
Nagabhushanam, Nori
P01220
1051
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1404
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
P01308
1144
H
M
H
1905
khyal
2931
Sriramasarma Iyengar, R.
P00817
0622
C
M
H
1905
2372
Nagabhushanam, Nori
P01220
1051
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
2471
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
P01308
1144
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1149
Subramanya Sastry, Putcha Venkata
P01776
1633
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
0701
Narayana Rao, Arankere
P01256
1090
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
2946
Subrahmanya Sastry, Pucha Venkata
P01776
1633
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0057
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0097
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1673
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
P00509
0285
C
M
H
1905
vina
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
2406
Narayana Rao, Arakere
P01256
1090
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1522
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1578
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
2176
Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, Kancheepuram, T.
P01033
0852
C
M
H
1905
mridangam
0695
Narayana Bhagavathar, N,V,
P01251
1083
C
M
Others
1905
Vocal
1348
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0584
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2399
Narayana Bhagavathar, N.V.
P01251
1083
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1694
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
2342
Mallick, Ramchatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
0696
Narayana Iyendar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
2400
Narayana Iyengar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
P01824
1684
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0567
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
Others
1905
khyal
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
P01802
1661
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0096
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
P00383
0152
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
1948
Hari Sankara Bagavathar, M.
P00784
0588
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1385
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
Others
2581
Rajagopalasarma, Turaiyur, M.
P01802
1661
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
2213
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
0657
Mullick, Pamkaj Kumar
P01203
1031
O
M
H
1905
Vocal
0720
Natu Govind Narayan
P01280
1115
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0973
Sankarasivam C.S.
P01489
1334
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
edakka
2430
Natu, Govind Narayan
P01280
1115
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2746
Sankarasivam, C.S.
P01489
1334
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1076
Shukla, Jagannath
P01573
1423
O
M
H
1905
Vocal
1276
Venkateswarlu, Kuchibhotla
P01728
1583
C
F
H
1905
mridangam
2457
Nizamuddin, Peer
P01299
1135
H
M
M
1906
Others
2802
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
1034
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
0085
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
2816
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
1561
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
1061
Sharma, Uma Dutt
P01560
1409
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others
0355
Harisankara Bhagavathar
P00790
0594
C
M
H
1906
Vocal
2851
Sharma, Uma Dutt
P01560
1409
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others
0333
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
1152
Subramania Pillai, Thiruvengadu
P01629
1482
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
1266
Venkataramanaiah, S.
P01723
1578
C
M
H
1906
violin
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
P00540
0317
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
1922
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
2948
Subramania Pillai, Thiruvengadu
P01629
1482
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
3087
Venkataramanaiah, S.
P01723
1578
C
M
H
1906
violin
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
others
0968
Sankaran, T.
P01487
1331
C
M
H
1906
Vocal
0336
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0547
Lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
P01043
0863
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
2740
Sankaran, T.
P01487
1331
C
M
H
1906
Vocal
2188
lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
P01043
0863
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
1211
Umashankar Prasad
P01680
1533
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
0420
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
3012
Umashankar Prasad
P01680
1533
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
2034
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1906
khyal
0833
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram

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