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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01790
1647
0935
Rengachari, T.K.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01790
1647
2701
Rangachari, T.K.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01791
1648
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
C
F
H
1934
P01791
1648
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01792
1649
0798
Pendse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01792
1649
2522
Pandse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P06016
1650
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06016
1650
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01793
1651
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01793
1651
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P01794
1653
1431
Sriengam Iyengar, Madurai R.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01794
1653
2932
Srirengam Iyengar,Madurai R.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01795
1654
0978
Sarada, Anantharaman
C
F
H
1917
vocal
P01795
1654
2752
Sarda, Anantharaman
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01796
1655
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01796
1655
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01797
1656
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01797
1656
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01798
1657
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01798
1657
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01799
1658
1278
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01799
1658
3101
Venkteswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01800
1659
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01800
1659
2759
Sarma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01801
1660
1301
Viswanathan, T.V.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01801
1660
3134
Viswanathan, Thiruvaiyaru Vaidyanatha
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01802
1661
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01802
1661
2581
Rajagopalasarma, Turaiyur, M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01803
1662
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
C
M
H
1906
flute
P01803
1662
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
C
M
H
1908
others
P01804
1663
1097
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
O
M
H
1912
timila
P01804
1663
2887
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
C
M
H
1913
others
P01805
1664
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01805
1664
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1911
violin
P01806
1665
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
F
H
1930
violin
P01806
1665
3064
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
M
H
1928
violin
P00020
1666
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00020
1666
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P06159
1667
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P01808
1668
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
P01809
1669
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
P01809
1669
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
dhrupad
P01810
1670
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
P01811
1671
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01812
1672
2466
Pat, Suren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01813
1673
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P01814
1674
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
H
M
M
1930
sitar
P01815
1675
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
H
M
H
1897
others
P01816
1676
2454
Nithyanantham. C.G.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01348
1677
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
H
M
H
1898
khyal
P01818
1678
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
H
M
H
1898
khyal
others
P01819
1679
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
O
M
H
1915
vocal
P01820
1680
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01821
1681
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01822
1682
2546
Prema, Hariharan
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01823
1683
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01824
1684
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01825
1685
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01826
1686
0826
Purushothaman, Kamukara
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01827
1687
0824
Purushottam Das
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
P01828
1688
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
H
F
H
1939
others
P01829
1689
1745
Raghab Chandra
H
M
H
1922
others
P01830
1690
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
H
M
H
1889
khyal
P01831
1691
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
H
M
H
1900
violin
P01832
1692
0745
Pandey, Tansen
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
P01833
1693
0844
Raghavan, Venkataraman
O
M
H
1908
P01390
1694
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01834
1695
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
C
M
H
1901
vocal
P01835
1696
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00051
1697
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P01837
1699
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
C
M
H
vina
P01838
1700
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
P01839
1701
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01840
1702
0947
Roy, R.L.
H
M
H
1904
others
P00104
1703
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
P01842
1704
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
H
M
H
1888
tabla
P01843
1705
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
P01844
1706
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
O
M
H
1901
P01845
1707
0982
Saraswati Bai,C.
C
F
H
1894
vocal
P01846
1708
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01847
1709
1029
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
P01848
1710
1077
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
P01849
1711
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
C
F
H
1889
vina
P02594
1712
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
H
F
H
1908
others
P01851
1713
1128
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
C
M
H
1890
vocal
P01852
1714
1130
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01853
1715
1141
Subbarao, B.
H & C
M
H
1894
vocal
P01854
1716
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
C
M
H
1878
vocal
P01855
1717
1147
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1898
vocal
P01856
1718
1150
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01857
1719
1153
Subramania Sastry, Shermadevi L.
C
M
H
1893
vina
P01858
1720
1163
Sundaram Iyer,Parur A.
C
M
H
1896
violin
P01859
1721
2612
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01860
1722
2614
Ramachandra Rao, H.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01861
1723
2615
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01862
1724
2620
Ramachandran K.S.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01863
1725
2618
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram