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
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
2328
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
0879
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
2326
Mohammad Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
0878
Ramabadran, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
violin
2325
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
P01414
1254
H
F
H
1933
khyal
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
0876
Rajukar, Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
Vocal
0875
Rajopadhye, Vasant Rao
P01412
1252
H
M
H
1913
khyal
2322
Mitra, Rajeswar (Sharnagadeva)
P01169
0995
O
M
H
1917
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2321
Mitra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
0873
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
P01836
1698
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
2320
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
sitar
0872
Rajguru, Basavarj Mahant Swamy
P01410
1250
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2319
Mistry, Saraswatisagar Ranchhodbhai
P01168
0994
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
P01409
1248
C
F
H
1939
vina
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
P01147
0971
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0869
Rajasekharam, Sistka Sathyanarayana
P01406
1245
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
2316
Mishra, Yamuna Prasad
P01163
0989
H
M
H
1936
tabla
0868
Rajarethinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
2315
Mishra, Sushhela
P01161
0987
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0867
Rajarao, Behatha
P01404
1243
C
M
H
1912
vina
2314
Mishra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0866
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
P01403
1242
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
P01158
0984
H
F
H
1941
tabla
0865
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu (Rajani)
P01402
1241
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
2312
Mishra, Nand Kishore
P01156
0982
H
M
H
tabla
0864
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
2311
Mishra, Nabakishore
P01155
0981
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1934
tabla
0862
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2309
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
P01151
0977
H
F
H
1931
khyal
Others
0861
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
P01399
1237
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
2308
Mishra, Hari Shankar
P01150
0976
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
P01146
0970
H
F
H
1926
khyal
0859
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
H
M
H
1927
violin
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
P01835
1696
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
0857
Rajagopalan, N.
P01397
1235
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2304
Mishra, Uma Shankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
P01802
1661
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
2303
Mishra, Samta Prasad (Samta Prasad)
P01159
0985
H
M
H
1920
tabla
0855
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
P01396
1234
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
2302
Mishra, Ramji 1
P01157
0983
H
M
H
1914
tabla
0854
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi
P01395
1233
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2301
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
P01153
0979
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
2300
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
P01152
0978
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0852
Raja Iyengar K.V.
P01394
1232
C
M
H
1925
violin
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
P01834
1695
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
P01149
0974
H
M
H
1950
tabla
0850
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
P01148
0972
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
P01144
0968
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
0847
Raghuveeran, G.S.
P01390
1228
C
M
H
1920
violin
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
M
H
1939
khyal
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
P00417
0188
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
ghatam
2292
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0844
Raghavan, Venkataraman
P01833
1693
O
M
H
1908
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
P01139
0962
O
F
H
1914
Vocal
0843
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2290
Mehta, R.C.
P01138
0961
H
M
H
1918
khyal
Others
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2289
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
0841
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2288
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Mahara)
P01136
0959
H
M
H
1907
Others
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
2287
Meera,Nathan
P01135
0958
C
F
H
1948
Vocal
0839
Radharani Devi
P01381
1219
H
F
H
1915
Others
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
P01134
0957
C
M
H
1933
violin
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
P01133
0956
C
M
H
1933
vina
0837
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
P01131
0954
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2283
Mazumdar, Narayan Rao Gururao
P01132
0955
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0835
Radhakrishnan, Trichr P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1926
2282
Mazmudar, Chandrakant Anandrai
P00855
0667
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
0833
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
P01129
0952
H
M
M
1925
khyal
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
P01128
0951
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
Others

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