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
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
2892
Muttu Iyer, Karaikudi
P01216
1046
C
M
H
1901
mridangam
2368
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
P01871
1733
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
2666
Easwaran, Manargudi
P00643
0435
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
1808
Somanna, Yella
P01596
1447
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
1106
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
1259
Somanna, Yella
P01596
1447
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
2896
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
3079
Harischandran K.
P00791
0595
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0356
Harishchandra K.
P00791
0595
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1949
Sakthivel, M.S.
P01478
1322
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
0959
Sakthivel, M.S.
P01478
1322
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
2730
Venkateswarlu, Kuchibhotla
P01728
1583
C
F
H
1905
mridangam
1276
Venkateswarlu Kuchinhotla
P01728
1583
C
M
H
1905
mridangam
3099
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
P00657
0449
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
1822
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
P01485
1329
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
0969
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
P01485
1329
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
2742
Venumurty, Anakaplli
P01732
1587
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1282
Venumurty, Anakapalli
P01732
1587
C
M
M
1928
mridangam
3107
Sankaran, Trichy S.
P01901
1765
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
2741
Puttaswamayya, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
0830
Narain S.V.S.
P01242
1074
C
M
H
1917
mridangam
0688
Puttaswamiah, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
2553
Iswaran, Ramamad V.
P00813
0618
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0368
Narain S.V.S.
P01242
1074
C
M
H
1917
mridangam
2392
Iswaran, Ramnad V.
P00813
0618
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
1971
Sharma, N.V.
P01916
1780
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
2847
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1696
Sivakumar,Iswaran
P01918
1782
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
2881
Srinivasan, P.
P01619
1470
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1132
Srinivasan, P.
P01619
1470
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2927
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2560
Srinivasan, Madurai T.
P01926
1790
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
2925
Subba Rao Putcha
P01931
1795
C
M
H
1907
mridangam
2942
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0594
Mani Iyer Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
2249
Subbarao, Kambhammettu Venkata
P01626
1478
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
1143
Subbarao, Kambhammettu Venkata
P01626
1478
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
2940
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0843
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2567
Thiruvengatathiah, K.
P01944
1809
C
M
H
1891
mridangam
1198
Marianandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0599
Mariandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
2262
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
1403
Pat, Suren
P01812
1672
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
2466
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
khol
vocal
1762
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
P01180
1007
O
M
H
1907
khol
vocal
0643
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
P01180
1007
O
M
H
1907
khol
vocal
2332
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
tavil
kanjira
0507
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
tavil
kanjira
2142
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
kanjira
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
kanjira
2065
Ramachar, H.P.
P01866
1728
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
kanjira
2623
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
ghatam
kanjira
0845
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
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
0491
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
2124
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
P01909
1773
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
2811
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
2569
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
0380
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
H
1912
jaltarang
violin
1983
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
0899
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
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
tabla
harmonium
ghatam
2325
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
0590
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
2251
Joseph, K. Sebastian
P00873
0685
C
M
Others
1920
mridangam
harmonium
2018
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
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
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

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