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
2567
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0841
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2565
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
2564
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1918
nagasvaram
1745
Raghab Chandra
P01829
1689
H
M
H
1922
Others
1408
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2563
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
0839
Radharani Devi
P01381
1219
H
F
H
1915
Others
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2562
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0837
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
2561
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2560
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2559
Radhakrishnan, Trichur P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1932
0835
Radhakrishnan, Trichr P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1926
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
0833
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
2557
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
2556
Radha Rani Devi
P01381
1219
O
F
H
1917
Vocal
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2555
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0831
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2554
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2553
Puttaswamiah, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
0830
Puttaswamayya, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
0829
Puttaswamaiah, T.
P01780
1637
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0828
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2551
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
0826
Purushothaman, Kamukara
P01826
1686
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
P01825
1685
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
P01824
1684
H
M
H
1905
khyal
2543
Puri, Premlata
P01371
1209
H
F
H
1939
khyal
0822
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2542
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2548
Punjadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0773
Prvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
P01823
1683
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2546
Prema, Hariharan
P01822
1682
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
0818
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
2545
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
F
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
0817
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2544
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
P01821
1681
H
M
H
1920
violin
0816
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2541
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2540
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0814
Prajnanananda, Swami
P01363
1201
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
2539
Prajanananda, Swami
P01363
1201
H
M
H
1907
khyal
dhrupad
0759
Pradkar, Shripad Rajaram
P01768
1624
H
M
H
1946
khyal
2536
Prabhalar,M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2538
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara, A.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0813
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara R.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0811
Prabhakar, M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0812
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastrym Sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2537
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastry, sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
P01820
1680
H
M
H
1933
tabla
2528
Poona Rao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1927
violin
0810
Poochhwale, Balasaheb
P01359
1197
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2534
Poochhwale, Balasaheb
P01359
1197
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
2533
Ponnuthai, Madrai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
M
H
1929
nagasvaram
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
2532
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1926
violin
2531
Ponnammal, parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
2529
Ponnamma, Parur P.C.
P01354
1192
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
P01354
1192
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2530
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2478
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2527
Pinakapani, Sripada
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0803
Pinakapani, S.
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
P01819
1679
O
M
H
1915
Vocal
2525
Pichumani, R.
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
0802
Pichumani, R
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
0800
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
2523
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
0801
Pichai Kannu Pillai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
2524
Pichai Kannu Pilai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
P01818
1678
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
0798
Pendse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
P01348
1677
H
M
H
1898
khyal
0796
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2521
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2552
Pattaswamiah
P01780
1637
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0795
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal

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