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
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
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
Vocal
flute
ochestration
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1753
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
0227
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1817
Gajendragadkar, Arvind Ramachandra
P00651
0443
H
M
H
1928
flute
svaramandal
0441
Kannan, K
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
2066
Kanna, K.
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
0473
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
M
H
1922
flute
2102
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
F
H
1922
flute
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
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
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
1740
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
0699
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
edakka
2404
Narayana Marar, P.M.
P01255
1088
H
M
H
1905
edakka
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1793
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
2233
Makwana, Khushal Das Jesing Bhai
P01088
0909
H
M
H
1917
dilruba
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
1175
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba

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