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
P01794
1431
1653
Sriengam Iyengar, Madurai R.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P01794
1484
1653
Srirengam Iyengar,Madurai R.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P01795
0978
1654
Sarada, Anantharaman
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
P01795
1304
1654
Sarda, Anantharaman
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
P01796
0753
1655
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01796
1031
1655
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01797
1022
1656
Sen, Arun Kumar
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01797
1353
1656
Sen,Arun Kumar
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01798
1053
1657
Shrada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01798
1393
1657
Sharada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01799
1278
1658
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P01799
1653
1658
Venkteswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P01800
0985
1659
Sharma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
P01800
1311
1659
Sarma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
P01801
1301
1660
Viswanathan, T.V.
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
P01801
1686
1660
Viswanathan, Thiruvaiyaru Vaidyanatha
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
P01802
0856
1661
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
P01802
1133
1661
Rajagopalasarma, Turaiyur, M.
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
P00020
1155
1666
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
P00020
1502
1666
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
P01809
0744
1669
Pandy, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
P01809
1022
1669
Pandey, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
dhrupad
P01810
0757
1670
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
P01813
0786
1673
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P01815
0790
1675
Patnaik, Kali Charan
H
M
H
1897
Others
P01816
1006
1676
Nithyanantham. C.G.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P01348
0797
1677
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
H
M
H
1898
khyal
P01818
0799
1678
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
P01819
1078
1679
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
O
M
H
1915
Vocal
P01822
1098
1682
Prema, Hariharan
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
P01823
1099
1683
Premavathy, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01824
0823
1684
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01825
0825
1685
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
P01826
0826
1686
Purushothaman, Kamukara
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
P01828
0827
1688
Pushpa Chhaya
H
F
H
1939
Others
P01829
0297
1689
Raghab Chandra
H
M
H
1922
Others
P01830
0740
1690
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
H
M
H
1889
khyal
P01832
0745
1692
Pandey, Tansen
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
P01833
0844
1693
Raghavan, Venkataraman
O
M
H
1908
P01834
0851
1695
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
P01835
0858
1696
Rajam, Mayuram S.
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
P01836
0873
1698
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
P01838
0923
1700
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
P01839
0943
1701
Roy, Dilip Kumar
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01840
0947
1702
Roy, R.L.
H
M
H
1904
Others
P01844
0962
1706
Sanbamurthy, P.
O
M
H
1901
P01845
0982
1707
Saraswati Bai,C.
C
F
H
1894
Vocal
P01846
1021
1708
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
P01848
1077
1710
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
P06436
1085
1712
Siddheshwari Devi
H
F
H
1908
Others
P01851
1128
1713
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
P01852
1130
1714
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
P01853
1141
1715
Subbarao, B.
C & H
M
H
1894
Vocal
P01854
1145
1716
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
P01855
1147
1717
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
P01856
1150
1718
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
P01860
1166
1722
Ramachandra Rao, H.
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
P01861
1167
1723
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01862
1172
1724
Ramachandran K.S.
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01865
1174
1727
Ramachandran, Palai
C
M
H
1943
Vocal
P01868
1180
1730
Ramakrishna Sastry, Kolttur
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
P01869
1185
1731
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01870
1186
1732
Ramamurthy, T.K.
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01872
1190
1734
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
P01873
1205
1735
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
P01875
1213
1737
Ramdas, Kritankar
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01876
1214
1738
Ramdas, Kumavat
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
Others
P01877
1215
1739
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01880
1223
1742
Rangamma, S.B.
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
P01882
1225
1744
Ranganathan, Srinagam, R.
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
P01883
1226
1745
Ranganathan, Varahoor
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01884
1231
1746
Ranganayaka Sarma, Nelabhotala
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
P01885
1232
1747
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00085
1414
1750
Rasoolan Bai
H
F
M
1902
Others
P01888
1228
1751
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01889
1229
1752
Rathinam, T.V.
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
P01890
1243
1753
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
P01891
1255
1754
Revamma, C.K.
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
P01893
1261
1756
Roshan Akhtar Begum
H
F
M
1927
khyal
P01894
1267
1757
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
P01896
1270
1759
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
P01897
1269
1760
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
P01898
1277
1762
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P01900
1283
1764
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
P01902
1300
1766
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01904
1347
1768
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
P01905
1348
1769
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
P01906
1351
1770
Selvanarayan, M.T.
C
M
H
1945
Vocal
P01907
1352
1771
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
P01908
1362
1772
Seshagiri Achar, M.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01912
0608
1776
Mattu, Regeshwari
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01912
0828
1776
Mattu, Regeshwri
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01913
1387
1777
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
P01915
1391
1779
Shantha, Chakravarthy
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
P01920
1459
1784
Soundravalli, Nallan Chakravarthi
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
P01921
1463
1785
Sreenivasa Raghavachar, M.R.
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
P01922
1467
1786
Sridevi, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
P01924
1475
1788
Srinivas Iyer, AlathurS. (Slathur Brothers)
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
P01927
1478
1791
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01928
1430
1792
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
C
M
H
1887
Vocal

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