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
P01825
1685
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01824
1684
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01823
1683
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01822
1682
2546
Prema, Hariharan
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01821
1681
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01820
1680
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01819
1679
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
O
M
H
1915
vocal
P01818
1678
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
H
M
H
1898
khyal
others
P01348
1677
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
H
M
H
1898
khyal
P01816
1676
2454
Nithyanantham. C.G.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01815
1675
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
H
M
H
1897
others
P01814
1674
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
H
M
M
1930
sitar
P01813
1673
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P01812
1672
2466
Pat, Suren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01811
1671
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01810
1670
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
P01809
1669
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
P01809
1669
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
dhrupad
P01808
1668
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
P06159
1667
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00020
1666
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00020
1666
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P01806
1665
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
F
H
1930
violin
P01806
1665
3064
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
M
H
1928
violin
P01805
1664
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01805
1664
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1911
violin
P01804
1663
1097
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
O
M
H
1912
timila
P01804
1663
2887
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
C
M
H
1913
others
P01803
1662
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
C
M
H
1906
flute
P01803
1662
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
C
M
H
1908
others
P01802
1661
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01802
1661
2581
Rajagopalasarma, Turaiyur, M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01801
1660
1301
Viswanathan, T.V.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01801
1660
3134
Viswanathan, Thiruvaiyaru Vaidyanatha
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01800
1659
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01800
1659
2759
Sarma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01799
1658
1278
Venkateswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01799
1658
3101
Venkteswarulu, Chirala
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01798
1657
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01798
1657
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01797
1656
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01797
1656
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01796
1655
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01796
1655
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01795
1654
0978
Sarada, Anantharaman
C
F
H
1917
vocal
P01795
1654
2752
Sarda, Anantharaman
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01794
1653
1431
Sriengam Iyengar, Madurai R.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01794
1653
2932
Srirengam Iyengar,Madurai R.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P01793
1651
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01793
1651
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P06016
1650
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06016
1650
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01792
1649
0798
Pendse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01792
1649
2522
Pandse, Madhukar S.
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P01791
1648
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
C
F
H
1934
P01791
1648
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01790
1647
0935
Rengachari, T.K.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01790
1647
2701
Rangachari, T.K.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01789
1646
1082
Syamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01789
1646
2871
Shyamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01788
1645
1272
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01788
1645
3094
Vankatasubbarao, Jonnavittuula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01787
1644
1139
Subbramaniya, D.
C
M
H
1903
vocal
P01787
1644
2937
Subbaramaiya, D.
C
M
H
1903
vocal
P01786
1643
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01786
1643
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01785
1642
0910
Ramaswami Sastri,T.N.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01785
1642
2657
Ramswami Sastri,T.N.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01784
1641
0993
Sarolkar, Eknath
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01784
1641
2767
Saralkar, Eknath
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01783
1640
1134
Sriramasarma Bhagavatar, Akkiddi
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01783
1640
2930
Sriamasarma Bhagavatar, Akkipeddi
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01782
1639
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01782
1639
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01781
1638
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P01781
1638
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01780
1637
0829
Puttaswamaiah, T.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01780
1637
2552
Pattaswamiah
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01779
1636
1025
Sengupta, Aratidipa
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P01779
1636
2806
Sangupta, Aratidipa
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01778
1635
1420
Sarvajeet
H
M
H
1947
sitar
P01778
1635
2768
Sarbajeet
H
M
H
1917
sitar
P01777
1634
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
H
M
H
1921
others
P01777
1634
2866
Sivpuri, Jagannath
H
M
H
1921
others
P01776
1633
1149
Subramanya Sastry, Putcha Venkata
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01776
1633
2946
Subrahmanya Sastry, Pucha Venkata
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01775
1632
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P01775
1632
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P01774
1631
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
P01774
1631
2503
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
H
M
H
1916
vina
dattatreya
sitar
P01773
1630
1035
Sethuramiah, V.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01773
1630
2818
Sethuramaiah, V.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01772
1629
1027
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01772
1629
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01771
1628
0938
Ravethi, Ratnaswammy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01771
1628
2705
Revathi, Ratnaswamy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P00011
1627
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00011
1627
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin

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