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
0683
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropochand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
2386
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropchand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
2425
Natarajan, S..P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
2428
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
2434
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
0864
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
2592
Rajan, Palladam
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
0900
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
2646
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
1048
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
2832
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
1084
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
2873
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
1427
Sita Ram Prapancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
2876
Sita Ram, Oraoancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
1108
Somasundaram Iyer
P01597
1448
C
M
H
1909
flute
2898
Somasundaram Iyer, A.
P01597
1448
C
M
H
1909
flute
1167
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
2965
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
1201
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
3000
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
3069
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
H
M
H
1925
flute
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
3143
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
2934
Subba Rao, A.K.
P01932
1796
C
M
H
1895
flute
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0668
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
2367
Muthuraja Iyengar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
0722
Navaneetham, S.
P01283
1118
C
M
H
1922
ghatam
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
2617
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
0916
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
2672
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
3122
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
3123
Vinayakram, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
2433
Nvaneetham, S.
P01769
1625
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
2784
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
0508
Krishmamoorthy Sastry, Bhoodalur S.
P00979
0798
C
M
H
1894
gottuvadyam
2396
Narasimhan, N.
P01247
1079
C
M
H
1943
gottuvadyam
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
2401
Narayana Iyer, A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
P01954
1820
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
2036
Kabra, Brijbhushan
P00889
0702
H
M
H
1937
guitar
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
0060
Arunachalaiah, A.
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
1525
Arunachalaiah, A
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
0334
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
P00763
0564
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
2018
Joseph, K. Sebastian
P00873
0685
C
M
Others
1920
harmonium
mridangam
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
2251
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
2325
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
0029
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
1487
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
0380
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
1983
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
H
1912
jaltarang
violin
2451
Nirmal, Ghasi Ram
P01032
0851
H
M
H
1931
jaltarang
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
1114
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
2904
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
P01808
1668
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
P00719
0519
C
M
H
1907
kanjira

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