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 - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P01436
0901
1277
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
C
M
H
1917
violin
P01436
1199
1277
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
C
M
H
1917
violin
P01438
0903
1279
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01438
1201
1279
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01441
0906
1282
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
P01441
1204
1282
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1926
violin
viola
P01445
0914
1286
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
H
M
H
1935
violin
P01445
1221
1286
Ranade, Vasant
H
M
H
1936
violin
P01459
0932
1302
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01459
1250
1302
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01466
0949
1309
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
P01475
0956
1319
Sahu, Jagabandhu
H
M
H
violin
tabla
P01475
1279
1319
Sahu, Jagabandhu
H
M
H
violin
tabla
P01476
1418
1320
Sahu Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01476
1280
1320
Sahu, Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01488
0970
1332
Sankaranarayana Bagavathar, V.
C
M
M
1899
violin
P01494
0976
1339
Saptarshi, P.D.
H
M
H
1912
violin
P01494
1302
1339
Saptarashi, P.D.
H
M
H
1912
violin
P01510
1001
1355
Satyanarayanamurthi, Arirala
C
M
H
1904
violin
P01510
1332
1355
Satyanarayanamurthi, Aripirala
C
M
H
1904
violin

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