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
P01786
1417
1643
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01786
1274
1643
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01787
1139
1644
Subbramaniya, D.
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
P01787
1489
1644
Subbaramaiya, D.
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
P01788
1272
1645
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01788
1646
1645
Vankatasubbarao, Jonnavittuula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01789
1082
1646
Syamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01789
1423
1646
Shyamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01790
0935
1647
Rengachari, T.K.
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
P01790
1253
1647
Rangachari, T.K.
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
P01791
1081
1648
Syamala, Balakrishna
C
F
H
1934
P01791
1422
1648
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01792
0798
1649
Pendse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01792
1074
1649
Pandse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P06016
0988
1650
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06016
1314
1650
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01793
0821
1651
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01793
1102
1651
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P00052
0747
1652
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00052
1025
1652
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
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
P01803
0880
1662
Ramachandra Shastry, H
C
M
H
1906
flute
P01803
1168
1662
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
C
M
H
1908
others
P01804
1097
1663
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
O
M
H
1912
timila
P01804
1439
1663
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
C
M
H
1913
others
P01805
1265
1664
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01805
1634
1664
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1911
violin
P01806
1250
1665
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
F
H
1930
violin
P01806
1616
1665
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
M
H
1928
violin
P00020
1155
1666
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
P00020
1502
1666
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
P06159
1706
1667
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P01808
1708
1668
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
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
P01811
1038
1671
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1403
1874
Pal, Saren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01812
1018
1672
Pat, Suren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01813
0786
1673
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P01814
1424
1674
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
H
M
M
1930
sitar
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
P01820
1087
1680
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01821
0761
1681
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
H
M
H
1920
violin
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
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

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