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
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
P01827
0824
1687
Purushottam Das
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
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
P01831
0741
1691
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
H
M
H
1900
violin
P01832
0745
1692
Pandey, Tansen
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
P01833
0844
1693
Raghavan, Venkataraman
O
M
H
1908
0846
1694
Raghuveeran, G.S.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01834
0851
1695
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
P01835
0858
1696
Rajam, Mayuram S.
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
P00051
0863
1697
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P01836
0873
1698
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
P01837
0883
1699
Ramachandran, N.S.
C
M
H
vina
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
P01842
0950
1704
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
H
M
H
1888
tabla
P01843
0958
1705
Sakharam, Tawde
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
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
P01847
1029
1709
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
P01848
1077
1710
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
P01849
1080
1711
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
C
F
H
1889
vina
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
P01857
1153
1719
Subramania Sastry, Shermadevi L.
C
M
H
1893
vina
P01858
1163
1720
Sundaram Iyer,Parur A.
C
M
H
1896
violin
P01859
1164
1721
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
C
M
H
1927
violin
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
P01863
1170
1725
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram
P01864
1173
1726
Ramachandran, Mylattur S.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
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
P01871
1218
1733
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01872
1190
1734
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
P01873
1205
1735
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
P01874
1212
1736
Ramdas
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
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
P01878
1177
1740
Ramkrishna Oanickar, Varkala G.B.
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P01879
1210
1741
Ramswamy, V.
C
M
H
1931
vina
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
P01887
1240
1749
Raool, Gajanan Shanlar
H
M
H
1931
tabla
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
P01892
0709
1755
Rishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P01893
1261
1756
Roshan Akhtar Begum
H
F
M
1927
khyal
P01894
1267
1757
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
P01895
1266
1758
Roy, Raja
H
M
H
1911
sitar
P01896
1270
1759
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
P01897
1269
1760
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
P00098
1271
1761
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P01898
1277
1762
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P01899
1285
1763
Sakuntala Srinivasan
C
M
H
vina
P01900
1283
1764
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
P01901
1293
1765
Sankaran, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
P01902
1300
1766
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01903
1326
1767
Satyavati Ammula
C
F
H
1942
violin
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
P01909
1363
1773
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
P01910
1381
1774
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
P01911
1383
1775
Shakunthala, Srinivasan
C
M
H
1930
vina
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
P01914
1388
1778
Shankaranarayana Sastry, Mathodu
C
M
H
1910
vina
P01915
1391
1779
Shantha, Chakravarthy
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
P01916
1399
1780
Sharma, N.V.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
P01917
1414
1781
Shivaramaiah, T.H.
C
M
H
1929
vina
P01918
1433
1782
Sivakumar,Iswaran
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
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
P01923
1468
1787
Srikanta Iyer, V.
C
M
H
1920
others
P01924
1475
1788
Srinivas Iyer, AlathurS. (Slathur Brothers)
C
M
H
1912
Vocal

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