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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
P01818
1678
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
P01819
1679
O
M
H
1915
Vocal
2546
Prema, Hariharan
P01822
1682
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
P01823
1683
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
P01824
1684
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
P01825
1685
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0826
Purushothaman, Kamukara
P01826
1686
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
1745
Raghab Chandra
P01829
1689
H
M
H
1922
Others
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
P01830
1690
H
M
H
1889
khyal
0745
Pandey, Tansen
P01832
1692
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
0844
Raghavan, Venkataraman
P01833
1693
O
M
H
1908
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
P01834
1695
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
P01835
1696
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0873
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
P01836
1698
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
P01838
1700
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
P01839
1701
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0947
Roy, R.L.
P01840
1702
H
M
H
1904
Others
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
P01844
1706
O
M
H
1901
0982
Saraswati Bai,C.
P01845
1707
C
F
H
1894
Vocal
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
P01846
1708
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1077
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
P01848
1710
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
P02594
1712
H
F
H
1908
Others
1128
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
P01851
1713
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
1130
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
P01852
1714
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1141
Subbarao, B.
P01853
1715
C & H
M
H
1894
Vocal
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
P01854
1716
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
1147
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
P01855
1717
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
1150
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
P01856
1718
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2614
Ramachandra Rao, H.
P01860
1722
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2615
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
P01861
1723
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2620
Ramachandran K.S.
P01862
1724
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2622
Ramachandran, Palai
P01865
1727
C
M
H
1943
Vocal
2628
Ramakrishna Sastry, Kolttur
P01868
1730
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
P01869
1731
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2634
Ramamurthy, T.K.
P01870
1732
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2638
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
P01872
1734
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2653
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
P01873
1735
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2661
Ramdas, Kritankar
P01875
1737
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2662
Ramdas, Kumavat
P01876
1738
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
Others
2663
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
P01877
1739
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2671
Rangamma, S.B.
P01880
1742
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2673
Ranganathan, Srinagam, R.
P01882
1744
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2674
Ranganathan, Varahoor
P01883
1745
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2679
Ranganayaka Sarma, Nelabhotala
P01884
1746
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2680
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
P01885
1747
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1414
Rasoolan Bai
P00085
1750
H
F
M
1902
Others
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
P01888
1751
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2677
Rathinam, T.V.
P01889
1752
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
P01890
1753
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2703
Revamma, C.K.
P01891
1754
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
P01893
1756
H
F
M
1927
khyal
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
P01894
1757
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
2718
Rukmini Ramani
P01896
1759
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
2717
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
P01897
1760
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
2725
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
P01898
1762
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
P01900
1764
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
P01902
1766
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2796
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
P01905
1769
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
2799
Selvanarayan, M.T.
P01906
1770
C
M
H
1945
Vocal
2800
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
P01907
1771
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
P01908
1772
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0608
Mattu, Regeshwari
P01912
1776
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
P01912
1776
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2835
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
P01913
1777
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2839
Shantha, Chakravarthy
P01915
1779
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
2907
Soundravalli, Nallan Chakravarthi
P01920
1784
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2911
Sreenivasa Raghavachar, M.R.
P01921
1785
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
2915
Sridevi, Padmanabhan
P01922
1786
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
2923
Srinivas Iyer, AlathurS. (Slathur Brothers)
P01924
1788
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2926
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
P01927
1791
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1430
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
P01928
1792
C
M
H
1887
Vocal
2928
Srinivasan, Vaduvur Ramaswami
P01929
1793
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2951
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
P01930
1794
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
P00066
1798
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1433
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
P01934
1799
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
2954
Suguna, Purushotaman
P01935
1800
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2984
Telang, Gangadur Rao
P01940
1805
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
2991
Twari, Siyaram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
2990
Tewari, Som
P01942
1807
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1189
Thakar, Vaman Narayan
P01943
1808
H
M
H
1899
khyal
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
P01946
1811
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
1212
Umdekar, Balabhau Kundal Guru
P01948
1813
H
M
H
1901
khyal
3019
Usha Sagar
P01950
1815
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
1222
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
P00018
1817
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
P01953
1819
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
3039
Varerkar, Suman
P01955
1821
H
M
H
1927
khyal
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
P01956
1822
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
P01957
1823
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
P01960
1826
C & H
M
H
1933
Vocal
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
P01961
1827
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
3084
Vebkataramaiah,Chintakapalli
P01962
1828
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
3058
Vedavalli,R.
P01964
1830
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1251
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
P01966
1832
C
M
H
1886
Vocal
3070
Venkannachar,Kurudi
P01969
1835
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
P01970
1836
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
1261
Venkatarama Iyer, Kunnakkudi
P01972
1839
C
M
H
1908
Vocal

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