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
2964
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
P01640
1493
H
F
H
1918
violin
2967
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
P01644
1497
C
F
H
1931
violin
1170
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1171
Sushila, Padmanabhan
P01646
1499
C
F
H
1920
vina
2971
Sushila, Padmanabha
P01646
1499
C
F
H
1920
vina
1172
Sushila Bai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
2972
Sushilabai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
1173
Susila, Achtharaman
P01648
1501
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2973
Susila, Achutharaman
P01648
1501
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
1176
Tambe, Janardan dattaraya
P01651
1504
H
F
H
1918
khyal
1186
Terdal, Tarabai
P01660
1513
H
F
H
1922
khyal
1194
Thampuran, Manku
P01666
1519
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2996
Thampuram, Manku
P01666
1519
C
F
H
1915
1200
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
Vocal
3002
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
Vocal
1219
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
3024
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1228
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
P01694
1547
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1227
Vanaja, Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
1232
Varalaxmi, Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3038
Varalaxmi Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1239
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3049
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1240
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
P01704
1558
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
3050
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
P01704
1558
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
1245
Vedavalli, M.B.
P01709
1563
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
3056
Vedavalli, M.B.
P01709
1563
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1258
Venkatappiah Sastry Mahavadi
P01720
1574
C
F
H
1911
Vocal
1276
Venkateswarlu, Kuchibhotla
P01728
1583
C
F
H
1905
mridangam
1285
Vidya, Shankar
P01735
1590
C
F
H
1919
vina
3112
Vidya, Shankar
P01735
1590
C
F
H
1917
vina
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
P01756
1612
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1230
Varadraja Iyengar, Balakavady
P01762
1618
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1256
Venkata Kamakshi, Vulimiri
P01763
1619
C
F
H
1928
vina
0773
Prvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2499
Parvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
0998
Satya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2773
Saya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0938
Ravethi, Ratnaswammy
P01771
1628
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2705
Revathi, Ratnaswamy
P01771
1628
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1025
Sengupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
F
H
1928
khyal
0935
Rengachari, T.K.
P01790
1647
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0978
Sarada, Anantharaman
P01795
1654
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
F
H
1930
violin
2546
Prema, Hariharan
P01822
1682
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
0982
Saraswati Bai,C.
P01845
1707
C
F
H
1894
Vocal
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
P01849
1711
C
F
H
1889
vina
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
P02594
1712
H
F
H
1908
Others
2671
Rangamma, S.B.
P01880
1742
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2680
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
P01885
1747
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1414
Rasoolan Bai
P00085
1750
H
F
M
1902
Others
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
P01890
1753
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2703
Revamma, C.K.
P01891
1754
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
P01893
1756
H
F
M
1927
khyal
2718
Rukmini Ramani
P01896
1759
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
2717
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
P01897
1760
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
2719
Rukmini, T.
P00098
1761
C
F
H
1937
violin
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
P01900
1764
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
2774
Satyavati Ammula
P01903
1767
C
F
H
1942
violin
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2796
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
P01905
1769
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
P01912
1776
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2915
Sridevi, Padmanabhan
P01922
1786
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
2954
Suguna, Purushotaman
P01935
1800
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2959
Sumitra Devi, R.A.
P01936
1801
C
F
H
1928
vina
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
3019
Usha Sagar
P01950
1815
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
P01959
1825
C
F
H
1926
violin
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
P01961
1827
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
P01963
1829
C
F
H
1925
violin
3058
Vedavalli,R.
P01964
1830
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
P01989
1857
C
F
H
1946
Vocal
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
P01990
1858
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
P01991
1859
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
P02005
1875
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
0925
Ratna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
2689
Rathna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
0004
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
1687
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
Others
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0005
Abhisheki, Jitendra
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0007
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal

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