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
0901
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
P01436
1277
C
M
H
1917
violin
0902
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0903
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
0904
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0905
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
P01440
1281
C
M
H
1907
vina
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
0907
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0908
Ramaswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0909
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
0910
Ramaswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
0911
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
P01764
1620
O
M
H
1918
others
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
0913
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1935
violin
0915
Rane, Saraswati Bai Sunderao
P01446
1287
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0916
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
0919
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
0922
Rao, V.N. (Swaramurthy)
P01452
1294
C
M
H
1917
vina
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
P01838
1700
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
0924
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0925
Ratna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0927
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
0929
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
0930
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
0932
Reddy, K.V.
P01459
1302
C
M
H
1925
violin
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1947
sarod
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
0935
Rengachari, T.K.
P01790
1647
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
0936
Renganayaki, T.S.
P01461
1304
C
F
H
1910
mridangam
0937
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
0938
Ravethi, Ratnaswammy
P01771
1628
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0939
Ringe, Vishwanath Rao Gaupat Rao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
0942
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
P01839
1701
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0944
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
O
F
H
192
Vocal
0945
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
0946
Roy, Neela V.B.
P01470
1313
C
F
H
1920
vina
0947
Roy, R.L.
P01840
1702
H
M
H
1904
Others
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
P01842
1704
H
M
H
1888
tabla
0951
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
O
M
H
1923
Vocal
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0953
Sadagopan V.V.(Seshadasan Nandan)
P01472
1316
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
0954
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
P01473
1317
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
0956
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
0957
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
0959
Sakthivel, M.S.
P01478
1322
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
0961
Salamat Hussain Khan
P01480
1324
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
P01844
1706
O
M
H
1901
0963
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
P01481
1325
C
M
Others
1913
Vocal
0964
Sambasivam, Mannargudi
P01482
1326
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0965
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0966
Sangavkar, Mahamulal
P01484
1328
H
M
H
1920
tabla
0967
Sankaran, S. (Kumbakonam Brothers)
P01486
1330
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
0968
Sankaran, T.
P01487
1331
C
M
H
1906
Vocal
0969
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
P01485
1329
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
0970
Sankaranarayana Bagavathar, V.
P01488
1332
C
M
M
1899
violin
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0972
Sankarasastri, Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
0973
Sankarasivam C.S.
P01489
1334
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0974
Santha Kumari, Komatil
P01492
1337
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0975
Sant Ram
P01491
1336
H
M
H
1929
tabla
0976
Saptarshi, P.D.
P01494
1339
H
M
H
1912
violin
0977
Saptarushi, Ramchandra Damodar
P01493
1338
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0978
Sarada, Anantharaman
P01795
1654
C
F
H
1917
Vocal
0979
Sarada, Sivanandam
P01495
1340
C
F
H
1927
vina
0980
Saradamani, K.(Parur Sisters)
P01496
1341
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0981
Sarajoo Prasad Singh
P01497
1342
H
M
H
1917
tabla
0982
Saraswati Bai,C.
P01845
1707
C
F
H
1894
Vocal
0983
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
0984
Sardar, Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
P00851
0662
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
P01800
1659
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
0986
Sarma, Dilip
P01500
1345
O
M
H
1926
Vocal
0987
Sarma, Dwijamni Dev
P01501
1346
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0989
Saroja, C.K.
P01503
1348
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
0990
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0991
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
P01505
1350
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
0992
Sarojini Amma, K
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0993
Sarolkar, Eknath
P01784
1641
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0994
SarvarAli Khan
P01233
1065
H
M
M
1901
khyal
0995
Sarvasastry, Sistu
P01506
1351
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
0996
Sathe, Shrad
P01507
1352
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0997
Sathyanarayanasastry, Krovi
P01508
1353
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
0998
Satya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0999
Satyavathy, Koka
P01515
1360
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1000
Satyanarayana, N.R.V.(Rayancha)
P01509
1354
C
M
H
1919
vina

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