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

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