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
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
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1885
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
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
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
1817
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
2348
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
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
ochestration
vocal
0032
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
1253
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
1167
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
2965
Natarajan, S.P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
0716
Natarajan, S..P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
2425
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
0864
Rajan, Palladam
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
2592
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
2428
Daraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
0243
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1798
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
2434
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1417
Sechdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
2722
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1753
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
1201
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
3000
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
2464
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
1048
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
2832
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
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
tabla
esraj
violin
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
tabla
esraj
violin
1740
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1568
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
0955
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2726
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1579
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
C
M
H
1905
edakka
vocal
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
H
M
H
1905
edakka
2404
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
vina
dilruba
vchitra vina
1793
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
tabla
dilruba
violin
1041
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
tabla
vina
dilruba
2824
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
tabla
dilruba
0103
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
tabla
dilruba
1588
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
1175
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
2975
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
0580

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