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
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
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
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
0897
Ramanathan, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
2643
Ramanathat, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
0896
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2642
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0895
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2641
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0893
Ramanathan, Kalapathi A.
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
2639
Ramanathan, Kalapathi
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
0894
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2640
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0891
Ramamurthy,Guntupalli
P01427
1268
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
2636
Ramamurthym Guntupalli
P01427
1268
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
0892
Ramamurty, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2637
Ramamurthy, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0890
Ramamoorthy, Tanjavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2635
Ramamoorthy, Tanhavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
0888
Ramalinga Baghavatar
P01423
1264
O
M
H
1896
2631
Ramalinga Bhagavathar, M.
P01423
1264
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0886
Ramakrishnaiah, Kota
P01421
1262
C
M
H
1923
violin
2629
Ramakrishnaiah, Kota
P01421
1262
C
M
H
1923
violin
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0884
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
2624
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
2617
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
0882
Ramachandram, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
2619
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
0879
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
2613
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0878
Ramabadran, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
violin
2611
Ramabardan, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
P01414
1254
H
F
H
1933
khyal
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
P01414
1254
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0876
Rajukar, Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2607
Rajukar Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0875
Rajopadhye, Vasant Rao
P01412
1252
H
M
H
1913
khyal
2606
Rajodhye, Vasant Rao
P01412
1252
H
M
H
1913
khyal
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2605
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0872
Rajguru, Basavarj Mahant Swamy
P01410
1250
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2604
Rajguru, Basavaraj Mahantaswami
P01410
1250
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
P01409
1248
C
F
H
1939
vina
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
H
M
H
1921
Vocal
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2598
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0869
Rajasekharam, Sistka Sathyanarayana
P01406
1245
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
2597
Rajasekharam, Sistla Sathyanarayana
P01406
1245
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
0868
Rajarethinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
2596
Rajarathinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram

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