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
P01389
1227
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
C
M
H
1919
ghatam
kanjira
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
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
P00651
0443
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
P01197
1024
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
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
P00295
0053
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
vocal
flute
ochestration
P01641
1494
1167
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01641
1494
2965
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01272
1106
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P01272
1106
2425
Natarajan, S..P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P01401
1240
0864
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
C
M
H
1919
flute
P01401
1240
2592
Rajan, Palladam
C
M
H
1919
flute
P01278
1113
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
C
M
H
1886
flute
P01278
1113
2428
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
C
M
H
1886
flute
P00571
0355
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00571
0355
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01284
1119
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01284
1119
2434
Navaneetham, T.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01786
1643
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01786
1643
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P00589
0374
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
H
M
H
1923
flute
P00589
0374
1753
Dasgupta, Sushil
H
M
H
1923
flute
P01670
1523
1201
Thulasiram, B.K.
C
M
H
1936
flute
P01670
1523
3000
Thulasiram, B.K.
C
M
H
1936
flute
P01304
1140
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01304
1140
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01550
1397
1048
Shamachar, B.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
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
P00377
0145
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00377
0145
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P01474
1318
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
H
M
H
esraj
P01474
1318
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
H
M
H
esraj
P00392
0162
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P00392
0162
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P01255
1088
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
edakka
P01255
1088
2404
Narayana Marar, P.M.
H
M
H
1905
edakka
P00628
0418
0239
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vichitra vina
P01037
0857
0541
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
H
M
H
1907
dilruba
sitar
P01572
1422
1075
Shukla, Harikant B.
H
M
H
1909
dilruba
sitar
P01572
1422
2864
Shukla, Harikant B.
H
M
H
1909
dilruba
sitar
P01650
1503
1175
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
P01650
1503
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
P01088
0909
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
P01088
0909
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
P03167
1105
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P03167
1105
2424
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P01643
1496
1169
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
C
M
H
1931
clarinet

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