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 - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P01723
1639
1578
Venkataramanaiah, S.
C
M
H
1906
violin
P01725
1267
1580
Venkataramanujam, V.K.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P01725
1641
1580
Venkataramanijam, V.K.
C
M
H
1931
violin
P01726
1645
1581
Venkataramasastry R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01734
1284
1589
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01734
1663
1589
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01739
1288
1594
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01739
1668
1594
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01766
0909
1622
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin
P01766
1208
1622
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin
P00011
0860
1627
Rajam Iye, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00011
1141
1627
Rajam, Iyer, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P01772
1027
1629
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01772
1360
1629
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01773
1035
1630
Sethuramiah, V.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01773
1370
1630
Sethuramaiah, V.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01805
1265
1664
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01805
1634
1664
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1911
violin
P01806
1250
1665
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
F
H
1930
violin
P01806
1616
1665
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
M
H
1928
violin

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