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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
0884
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
2624
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0886
Ramakrishnaiah, Kota
P01421
1262
C
M
H
1923
violin
2629
Ramakrishnaiah, Kota
P01421
1262
C
M
H
1923
violin
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0888
Ramalinga Baghavatar
P01423
1264
O
M
H
1896
2631
Ramalinga Bhagavathar, M.
P01423
1264
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
0890
Ramamoorthy, Tanjavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2635
Ramamoorthy, Tanhavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0892
Ramamurty, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2637
Ramamurthy, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0891
Ramamurthy,Guntupalli
P01427
1268
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
2636
Ramamurthym Guntupalli
P01427
1268
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
0894
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2640
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0893
Ramanathan, Kalapathi A.
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
2639
Ramanathan, Kalapathi
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
0895
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2641
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0896
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2642
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0897
Ramanathan, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
2643
Ramanathat, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
0898
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2644
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
0900
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
2646
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
0901
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
P01436
1277
C
M
H
1917
violin
2647
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
P01436
1277
C
M
H
1917
violin
0902
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2648
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0903
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
2649
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
0904
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2650
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0905
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
P01440
1281
C
M
H
1907
vina
2651
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
P01440
1281
C
M
H
1907
vina
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
2652
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
viola
0907
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2654
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
0908
Ramaswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2655
Ramswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1935
violin
2669
Ranade, Vasant
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1936
violin
0915
Rane, Saraswati Bai Sunderao
P01446
1287
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
2670
Rane, Saraswati Bal Sunderao
P01446
1287
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0916
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
2672
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
0919
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2683
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
0922
Rao, V.N. (Swaramurthy)
P01452
1294
C
M
H
1917
vina
2687
Rao, V.N. Swaramurthy
P01452
1294
C
M
H
1918
vina
0924
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2678
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2690
Rathnam, T.V.
P01454
1296
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0927
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
2692
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
0937
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2704
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0930
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1415
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
2695
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
0932
Reddy, K.V.
P01459
1302
C
M
H
1925
violin
2698
Reddy, K.V.
P01459
1302
C
M
H
1925
violin
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
0936
Renganayaki, T.S.
P01461
1304
C
F
H
1910
mridangam
2702
Renganayaki, T.S.
P01461
1304
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1947
sarod
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
0939
Ringe, Vishwanath Rao Gaupat Rao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2706
Ringe, Vishwanatharao Ganhatrao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others

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