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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01482
1326
2736
Sambasivan, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01482
1326
0964
Sambasivam, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01481
1325
0963
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
C
M
O
1913
vocal
P01481
1325
2735
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01480
1324
0961
Salamat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
P01480
1324
2734
Salamat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
P01479
1323
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01479
1323
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01900
1764
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
H & C
F
H
1940
khyal
others
P01899
1763
2733
Sakuntala Srinivasan
C
M
H
vina
P01478
1322
0959
Sakthivel, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P01478
1322
2730
Sakthivel, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P01843
1705
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
P01477
1321
0957
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01477
1321
2729
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01476
1320
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01475
1319
0956
Sahu, Jagabandhu
H
M
H
tabla
violin
P01475
1319
2727
Sahu, Jagabandhu
H
M
H
tabla
violin
P01474
1318
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
H
M
H
esraj
P01474
1318
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
H
M
H
esraj
P01476
1320
1418
Sahu Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01473
1317
0954
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01473
1317
2724
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01898
1762
2725
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01472
1316
2723
Sadagopan, V.V. (Seshadasan nandan)
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01472
1316
0953
Sadagopan V.V.(Seshadasan Nandan)
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01786
1643
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P06043
1315
0952
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06043
1315
2721
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P01471
1314
0951
Saboto, Tripurari
O
M
H
1923
vocal
P01471
1314
2720
Saboto, Tripurari
H
M
H
1923
others
P00098
1761
2719
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P01897
1760
2717
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1913
vocal
P01896
1759
2718
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01842
1704
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
H
M
H
1888
tabla
P01895
1758
2714
Roy, Raja
H
M
H
1911
sitar
P01840
1702
0947
Roy, R.L.
H
M
H
1904
others
P01470
1313
0946
Roy, Neela V.B.
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01470
1313
2713
Roy, Neela V.B.
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01469
1312
0945
Roy, Kalyani
H
F
H
1931
sitar
P01469
1312
2712
Roy, Kalyani
H
M
H
1931
santur
P01468
1311
0944
Roy, Juthika
O
F
H
192
vocal
P01468
1311
2711
Roy, Juthika
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01839
1701
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01467
1310
0942
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
P01467
1310
2710
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01466
1309
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
violin
P01466
1309
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
P01894
1757
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
others
P00104
1703
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
P01893
1756
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
H
F
M
1927
khyal
P01465
1308
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01465
1308
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01464
1307
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01464
1307
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01892
1755
2157
Rishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P01463
1306
2706
Ringe, Vishwanatharao Ganhatrao (Tanrang)
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01463
1306
0939
Ringe, Vishwanath Rao Gaupat Rao (Tanrang)
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01771
1628
2705
Revathi, Ratnaswamy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01891
1754
2703
Revamma, C.K.
C
F
H
1931
vocal
P01462
1305
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P01461
1304
0936
Renganayaki, T.S.
C
F
H
1910
mridangam
P01461
1304
2702
Renganayaki, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01790
1647
0935
Rengachari, T.K.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01460
1303
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
P01460
1303
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
P01462
1305
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P01459
1302
0932
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01459
1302
2698
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01458
1301
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P01458
1301
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P01115
0938
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01115
0938
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P06507
1300
0930
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1300
1415
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1300
2695
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P01771
1628
0938
Ravethi, Ratnaswammy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01457
1299
0937
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
C
F
H
1930
vocal
P01457
1299
2704
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00639
0431
0929
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
others
P00639
0431
2694
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
others
P01456
1298
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01456
1298
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01455
1297
0927
Ratnam, Thampuran
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01455
1297
2692
Ratnam, Thampuran
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01890
1753
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
C
F
H
1929
vocal
P02006
1876
0925
Ratna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P01454
1296
2690
Rathnam, T.V.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P01454
1296
0926
Rathnam T.V.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P02006
1876
2689
Rathna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P01453
1295
0924
Rathna, M.N.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P01453
1295
2678
Rathna, M.N.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01889
1752
2677
Rathinam, T.V.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01838
1700
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
P01888
1751
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00085
1750
1414
Rasoolan Bai
H
F
M
1902
others
P01887
1749
2688
Raool, Gajanan Shanlar
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P01452
1294
2687
Rao, V.N. Swaramurthy
C
M
H
1918
vina
P01452
1294
0922
Rao, V.N. (Swaramurthy)
C
M
H
1917
vina
P01451
1293
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute

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