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
P00716
0437
0516
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
P01223
0675
1054
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
P01223
0927
1054
Nagarajan, Tirvarur R.
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
P01649
1174
1502
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01690
1223
1543
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01690
1578
1543
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01713
1252
1567
Veerusawmy, Conjeewaram Velayuda Mudaliar
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01713
1617
1567
Veerusamy, Conjeepuram Velayuda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01881
1227
1743
Ranganath, V.V.
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
kanjira
P01919
1438
1783
Sivaprakasam, Thanjavur S.M.
C
M
H
1930
mridangam
kanjira
P00741
0460
0542
Govind Warier,K.S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam(kathakali)
kathakli
P00873
0570
0685
Joseph, K. Sebastian
C
M
Others
1920
harmonium
mridangam
P00915
1382
0731
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
P00915
0617
0731
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
P01006
0507
0825
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
P01006
0694
0825
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
P01741
1291
1596
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
P01741
1674
1596
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
P01866
1175
1728
Ramachar, H.P.
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
P01064
0562
0884
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing

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