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
P01550
1397
2832
Shamachar, B.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P02707
1276
0900
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P02707
1276
2646
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01803
1662
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
C
M
H
1906
flute
P00614
0403
0227
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P00614
0403
1780
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P01451
1293
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01451
1293
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01577
1427
1084
Siddappa, M.C.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01577
1427
2873
Siddappa, M.C.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00626
0416
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
H
M
H
1928
flute
P00626
0416
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
H
M
H
1928
flute
P01581
1431
1427
Sita Ram Prapancham
C
M
H
1942
flute
P01581
1431
2876
Sita Ram, Oraoancham
C
M
H
1942
flute
P01464
1307
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P00917
0733
0441
Kannan, K
C
M
H
1920
flute
P01464
1307
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P00917
0733
2066
Kanna, K.
C
M
H
1920
flute
P01715
1569
3069
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01597
1448
1108
Somasundaram Iyer
C
M
H
1909
flute
P01597
1448
2898
Somasundaram Iyer, A.
C
M
H
1909
flute
P00099
0898
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00099
0898
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01237
1069
0683
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropochand
H
M
H
1928
flute
P01237
1069
2386
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropchand
H
M
H
1928
flute
P05979
1591
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
H
M
H
1925
flute
P00038
0306
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00038
0306
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00957
0775
0473
Kesi, N.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00957
0775
2102
Kesi, N.
C
F
H
1922
flute
P01748
1603
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01748
1603
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01932
1796
2934
Subba Rao, A.K.
C
M
H
1895
flute
P01752
1608
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
H
M
H
1929
flute
P01752
1608
3143
Wadehra, Prakash
H
M
H
1929
flute
P00295
0053
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
vocal
flute
ochestration
P00295
0053
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
P05979
1591
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
H & C
M
H
1925
flute
others
P01197
1024
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
P00651
0443
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
P01434
1275
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
P00328
0091
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
P00360
0127
0077
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
flute
violin
P00360
0127
1551
Balakrishna, Calakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
flute
violin
P01769
1625
2433
Nvaneetham, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P01283
1118
0722
Navaneetham, S.
C
M
H
1922
ghatam
P00998
0817
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P00998
0817
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01418
1259
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P01418
1259
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P01418
1259
2617
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P01447
1288
0916
Ranganathan, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P01447
1288
2672
Ranganathan, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P01215
1045
0668
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
P01215
1045
2367
Muthuraja Iyengar, S.
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
P01742
1597
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P01742
1597
3123
Vinayakram, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P01111
0934
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01111
0934
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01389
1227
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
C
M
H
1919
ghatam
kanjira
P00672
0465
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
P00672
0465
2784
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
P01247
1079
2396
Narasimhan, N.
C
M
H
1943
gottuvadyam
P01253
1086
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P01253
1086
2401
Narayana Iyer, A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P00976
0795
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P00976
0795
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P01954
1820
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
P00979
0798
0508
Krishmamoorthy Sastry, Bhoodalur S.
C
M
H
1894
gottuvadyam
P00889
0702
2036
Kabra, Brijbhushan
H
M
H
1937
guitar
P01458
1301
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P01458
1301
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P00447
0219
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
P00447
0219
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
P00763
0564
0334
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
P00332
0096
0060
Arunachalaiah, A.
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00332
0096
1525
Arunachalaiah, A
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00503
0278
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00503
0278
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00398
0169
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00290
0048
0029
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
P00290
0048
1487
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
P01032
0851
2451
Nirmal, Ghasi Ram
H
M
H
1931
jaltarang
P01808
1668
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
P01460
1303
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
P01460
1303
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
P01604
1455
1114
Sood K.L.
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
P01604
1455
2904
Sood K.L.
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
P01434
1275
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
P00346
0113
1540
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
1913
jaltarang
mridangam
kanjira
P00568
0352
1732
Dandapani, Anayampatty
C
M
H
1926
jaltarang
violin
P00830
0636
1983
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
H
1912
jaltarang
violin
P00830
0636
0380
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
O
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
P00719
0519
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00719
0519
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P01686
1539
1218
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
P01686
1539
3023
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
P01847
1709
1029
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
P00515
0291
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
P00515
0291
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
C
M
H
1927
kanjira

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