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 Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P01671
1202
1524
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01671
1553
1524
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01674
1205
1527
Tripurantakam, J.
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01674
1557
1527
Tripurantakam, J.
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01684
1216
1537
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh Babu
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01684
1569
1537
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01695
1227
1548
Vanaja, Iyengar
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
P01695
1584
1548
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
P01708
1244
1562
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
viola
P01708
1607
1562
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
P01711
1248
1565
Veerabhadraiah, A
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01711
1613
1565
Veerabhadraiah, A.
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01716
1254
1570
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01717
1255
1571
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1932
violin
P01717
1626
1571
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01719
1440
1573
Venkatappa M.V.
C
M
H
1919
violin
P01719
1629
1573
Venkatappa, M.V.
C
M
H
1919
violin
P01722
1263
1577
Venkatarama Iyer, R.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01722
1633
1577
Venkatarama Iyer,R.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01723
1266
1578
Venkataramanaiah, S.
C
M
H
1906
violin
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
P01821
0761
1681
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01831
0741
1691
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
H
M
H
1900
violin
P00051
0863
1697
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P01858
1163
1720
Sundaram Iyer,Parur A.
C
M
H
1896
violin
P01859
1164
1721
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00098
1271
1761
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P01903
1326
1767
Satyavati Ammula
C
F
H
1942
violin
P01933
1493
1797
Subbarao, Peri
C
M
H
1919
violin
P01937
1165
1802
Sundaresa Bhattar, Seither K.
C
M
H
1893
violin
P01938
1521
1803
Suseela, Desikan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P01939
1530
1804
Tare, Trimbakrao Raghunath
H
M
H
1918
violin
P01952
1580
1818
Vaidyanathan, L.
C
M
H
1942
violin
P01959
1238
1825
Vasantha, Gopalam
C
F
H
1926
violin
P01963
1609
1829
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
C
F
H
1925
violin
P01974
1635
1842
Venkataramaiah, B.G.
C
M
H
1945
violin
P01986
1656
1854
Venkitachalam, K.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01992
1672
1860
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
C
M
H
1936
violin
P01995
1679
1863
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01996
1682
1865
Viswanatha Sarma B.K.
C
M
H
1913
violin
P01085
0893
0906
Mijumdar, Krishna Rao Gopal Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
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