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
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
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
P01811
1038
1671
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01816
1006
1676
Nithyanantham. C.G.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P01822
1098
1682
Prema, Hariharan
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
P01823
1099
1683
Premavathy, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01825
0825
1685
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
P01826
0826
1686
Purushothaman, Kamukara
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
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
P01837
0883
1699
Ramachandran, N.S.
C
M
H
vina
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
P01849
1080
1711
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
C
F
H
1889
vina
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
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
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
P01866
1175
1728
Ramachar, H.P.
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
P01867
1178
1729
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
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
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
P01881
1227
1743
Ranganath, V.V.
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
kanjira
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
P01886
1237
1748
Rangaswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
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
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
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
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
P01919
1438
1783
Sivaprakasam, Thanjavur S.M.
C
M
H
1930
mridangam
kanjira
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
P01925
1429
1789
Srinivasa Iyengarm K
C
M
H
1919
vina
P01926
1477
1790
Srinivasan, Madurai T.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01927
1478
1791
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01928
1430
1792
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
C
M
H
1887
Vocal
P01929
1480
1793
Srinivasan, Vaduvur Ramaswami
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
P01930
1503
1794
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
P01931
1494
1795
Subba Rao Putcha
C
M
H
1907
mridangam
P01932
1486
1796
Subba Rao, A.K.
C
M
H
1895
flute
P01933
1493
1797
Subbarao, Peri
C
M
H
1919
violin
P00066
1432
1798
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P01934
1433
1799
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
P01935
1506
1800
Suguna, Purushotaman
C
F
H
1941
Vocal

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