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
0963
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
P01481
1325
C
M
Others
1913
Vocal
2735
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
P01481
1325
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0961
Salamat Hussain Khan
P01480
1324
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
2734
Salamat Hussain Khan
P01480
1324
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0959
Sakthivel, M.S.
P01478
1322
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
2730
Sakthivel, M.S.
P01478
1322
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
0957
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
2729
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
1418
Sahu Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
0956
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
2727
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
0954
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
P01473
1317
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2724
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
P01473
1317
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
0953
Sadagopan V.V.(Seshadasan Nandan)
P01472
1316
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2723
Sadagopan, V.V. (Seshadasan nandan)
P01472
1316
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
2721
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0951
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
O
M
H
1923
Vocal
2720
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
H
M
H
1923
Others
0946
Roy, Neela V.B.
P01470
1313
C
F
H
1920
vina
2713
Roy, Neela V.B.
P01470
1313
C
F
H
1920
vina
0945
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
2712
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
M
H
1931
santur
0944
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
O
F
H
192
Vocal
2711
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
0942
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
2710
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
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
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1947
sarod
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
0936
Renganayaki, T.S.
P01461
1304
C
F
H
1910
mridangam
2702
Renganayaki, T.S.
P01461
1304
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
0932
Reddy, K.V.
P01459
1302
C
M
H
1925
violin
2698
Reddy, K.V.
P01459
1302
C
M
H
1925
violin
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
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
0937
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2704
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
0927
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
2692
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2690
Rathnam, T.V.
P01454
1296
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0924
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2678
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0922
Rao, V.N. (Swaramurthy)
P01452
1294
C
M
H
1917
vina
2687
Rao, V.N. Swaramurthy
P01452
1294
C
M
H
1918
vina
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
0919
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2683
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0916
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
2672
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
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
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1935
violin
2669
Ranade, Vasant
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1936
violin
0908
Ramaswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2655
Ramswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
0907
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2654
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
2652
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
viola
0905
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
P01440
1281
C
M
H
1907
vina
2651
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
P01440
1281
C
M
H
1907
vina
0904
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2650
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0903
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
2649
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
0902
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2648
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0901
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
P01436
1277
C
M
H
1917
violin
2647
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
P01436
1277
C
M
H
1917
violin
0900
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute

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