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
P01512
1002
1357
Satyanarayanamurty, Dwaram
C
M
H
1963
violin
P01512
1333
1357
Satyanarayanamurtym Dwaram
C
M
H
1963
violin
P01513
1004
1358
Satyavathi, Jeelakarra
C
M
H
1937
violin
P01513
1327
1358
Satyavathi, Jeelakarr
C
M
H
1937
violin
P01514
1005
1359
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
M
H
1941
violin
P01514
1328
1359
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
F
H
1941
violin
P01522
1013
1367
Seal, Paritosh
H
M
H
1911
violin
P01522
1341
1367
Seal, Paritosh
H
M
H
1911
violin
P01536
1030
1381
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P01536
1364
1381
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P01539
1034
1384
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
P01539
1368
1384
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
P01545
1042
1391
Shah, Pranlal V.
H
M
H
1916
violin
P01545
1377
1391
Shah, Pranlal V.
H
M
H
1916
violin
P01557
1055
1404
Sharma, Jai Chand
H
M
H
1919
violin
P01557
1396
1404
Sharma, Jai Chand
H
M
H
1919
violin
P01583
1090
1433
Sitamahalakshmi, Boddapati
C
F
H
1928
violin
P01583
1431
1433
Sitamahalakshmi, Boddapati
C
F
H
1928
violin
P01600
1111
1451
Somayajulu, Pullela Peri
C
M
H
1930
violin
P01600
1453
1451
Somayajulu, Pullela Peri
C
M
H
1930
violin

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