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
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
P01802
1661
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
2581
Rajagopalasarma, Turaiyur, M.
P01802
1661
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1908
others
2887
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
C
M
H
1913
others
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1910
violin
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1911
violin
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
F
H
1930
violin
3064
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
M
H
1928
violin
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
P01811
1671
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
2454
Nithyanantham. C.G.
P01816
1676
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2546
Prema, Hariharan
P01822
1682
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
P01823
1683
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
P01825
1685
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0826
Purushothaman, Kamukara
P01826
1686
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
P01834
1695
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
P01835
1696
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
P01837
1699
C
M
H
vina
0982
Saraswati Bai,C.
P01845
1707
C
F
H
1894
Vocal
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
P01846
1708
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1029
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
P01847
1709
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
P01849
1711
C
F
H
1889
vina
1128
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
P01851
1713
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
1130
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
P01852
1714
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
P01854
1716
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
1147
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
P01855
1717
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
1150
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
P01856
1718
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1153
Subramania Sastry, Shermadevi L.
P01857
1719
C
M
H
1893
vina
1163
Sundaram Iyer,Parur A.
P01858
1720
C
M
H
1896
violin
2612
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
P01859
1721
C
M
H
1927
violin
2614
Ramachandra Rao, H.
P01860
1722
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2620
Ramachandran K.S.
P01862
1724
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2618
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
P01863
1725
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram
2621
Ramachandran, Mylattur S.
P01864
1726
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
2622
Ramachandran, Palai
P01865
1727
C
M
H
1943
Vocal
2623
Ramachar, H.P.
P01866
1728
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
P01867
1729
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
2628
Ramakrishna Sastry, Kolttur
P01868
1730
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
P01869
1731
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2634
Ramamurthy, T.K.
P01870
1732
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2666
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
P01871
1733
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
2638
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
P01872
1734
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2653
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
P01873
1735
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2625
Ramkrishna Oanickar, Varkala G.B.
P01878
1740
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
2658
Ramswamy, V.
P01879
1741
C
M
H
1931
vina
2671
Rangamma, S.B.
P01880
1742
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2675
Ranganath, V.V.
P01881
1743
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
kanjira
2673
Ranganathan, Srinagam, R.
P01882
1744
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2674
Ranganathan, Varahoor
P01883
1745
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2679
Ranganayaka Sarma, Nelabhotala
P01884
1746
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2680
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
P01885
1747
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
2685
Rangaswamy, M.R.
P01886
1748
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
2677
Rathinam, T.V.
P01889
1752
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
P01890
1753
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2703
Revamma, C.K.
P01891
1754
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
2157
Rishnan, Namagiripettai K.
P01892
1755
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
2718
Rukmini Ramani
P01896
1759
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
2717
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
P01897
1760
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
2719
Rukmini, T.
P00098
1761
C
F
H
1937
violin
2725
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
P01898
1762
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2733
Sakuntala Srinivasan
P01899
1763
C
M
H
vina
2741
Sankaran, Trichy S.
P01901
1765
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
P01902
1766
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
2774
Satyavati Ammula
P01903
1767
C
F
H
1942
violin
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2796
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
P01905
1769
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
2799
Selvanarayan, M.T.
P01906
1770
C
M
H
1945
Vocal
2800
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
P01907
1771
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
P01908
1772
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2811
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
P01909
1773
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
2829
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
P01910
1774
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
2831
Shakunthala, Srinivasan
P01911
1775
C
M
H
1930
vina
2835
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
P01913
1777
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2836
Shankaranarayana Sastry, Mathodu
P01914
1778
C
M
H
1910
vina
2839
Shantha, Chakravarthy
P01915
1779
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
2847
Sharma, N.V.
P01916
1780
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
2862
Shivaramaiah, T.H.
P01917
1781
C
M
H
1929
vina
2881
Sivakumar,Iswaran
P01918
1782
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
2886
Sivaprakasam, Thanjavur S.M.
P01919
1783
C
M
H
1930
mridangam
kanjira
2907
Soundravalli, Nallan Chakravarthi
P01920
1784
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2911
Sreenivasa Raghavachar, M.R.
P01921
1785
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
2915
Sridevi, Padmanabhan
P01922
1786
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
2916
Srikanta Iyer, V.
P01923
1787
C
M
H
1920
others
2923
Srinivas Iyer, AlathurS. (Slathur Brothers)
P01924
1788
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1429
Srinivasa Iyengarm K
P01925
1789
C
M
H
1919
vina
2925
Srinivasan, Madurai T.
P01926
1790
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
2926
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
P01927
1791
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1430
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
P01928
1792
C
M
H
1887
Vocal
2928
Srinivasan, Vaduvur Ramaswami
P01929
1793
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2951
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
P01930
1794
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2942
Subba Rao Putcha
P01931
1795
C
M
H
1907
mridangam
2934
Subba Rao, A.K.
P01932
1796
C
M
H
1895
flute
2941
Subbarao, Peri
P01933
1797
C
M
H
1919
violin
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
P00066
1798
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1433
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
P01934
1799
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
2954
Suguna, Purushotaman
P01935
1800
C
F
H
1941
Vocal

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