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: Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Instrument - Vocal - WWIM ID
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
0900
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
2646
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
0880
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
2686
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
1084
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
2873
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
0238
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1792
Sita Ram Prapancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
1427
Sita Ram, Oraoancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
2876
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
0940
Kannan, K
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
0441
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
2707
Kanna, K.
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
2066
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
3069
Somasundaram Iyer
P01597
1448
C
M
H
1909
flute
1108
Somasundaram Iyer, A.
P01597
1448
C
M
H
1909
flute
2898
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
0571
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2222
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropochand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
0683
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropchand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
2386
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
H
M
H
1925
flute
3117
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
M
H
1922
flute
0473
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
F
H
1922
flute
2102
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
3133
Subba Rao, A.K.
P01932
1796
C
M
H
1895
flute
2934
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
3143
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
1253
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
ochestration
vocal
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
1490
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
1289
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
2348
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
1817
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
2645
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
0055
Nvaneetham, S.
P01769
1625
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
2433
Navaneetham, S.
P01283
1118
C
M
H
1922
ghatam
0722
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0515
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2149
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
2617
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
0916
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
2672
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
0668
Muthuraja Iyengar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
2367
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
1292
Vinayakram, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
3123
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2254
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1885
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
3122
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
2784
Narasimhan, N.
P01247
1079
C
M
H
1943
gottuvadyam
2396
Narayana Iyer,A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
0697
Narayana Iyer, A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
2401
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
2121
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
P01954
1820
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
3037
Krishmamoorthy Sastry, Bhoodalur S.
P00979
0798
C
M
H
1894
gottuvadyam
0508
Kabra, Brijbhushan
P00889
0702
H
M
H
1937
guitar
2036
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
2697
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
khyal
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
1631
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
P00763
0564
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
0334
Arunachalaiah, A.
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
0060
Arunachalaiah, A
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
1525
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1667
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
1585
Joseph, K. Sebastian
P00873
0685
C
M
Others
1920
mridangam
harmonium
2018
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
0590
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
2251
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
tabla
harmonium
ghatam
2325
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
0029
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
1487
Nirmal, Ghasi Ram
P01032
0851
H
M
H
1931
jaltarang
2451
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
P01808
1668
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
3156
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
2700
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
1114
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
2904
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
0899
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
H
1912
jaltarang
violin
1983
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
0380
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
1887
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
P01686
1539
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
1218
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
P01686
1539
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
3023
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
P01847
1709
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
1029

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