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
0501
Krishnamoorthy, A.R.
P00996
0815
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0502
Krishnamoorthy, H.S.
P00995
0814
C
M
H
1913
vina
0503
Krishnamoor T.V.
P00990
0809
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
0504
Krishnamoorthy, Palghat S.
P00993
0812
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0505
Krishnamurthi, Puthucode K.
P00999
0818
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0506
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
P01004
0823
C
M
H
1932
others
0507
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
0508
Krishmamoorthy Sastry, Bhoodalur S.
P00979
0798
C
M
H
1894
gottuvadyam
0509
Krishnamurthy, Karaikudi R.
P01007
0826
C
M
H
1938
mridangam
0510
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
P01008
0827
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0511
Krishnamurthy, Nedunuri
P01009
0828
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
0512
Krishnamurthy, Prapancham
P01010
0829
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0513
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
P01011
0830
C
M
H
1939
vina
0514
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
P00994
0813
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0516
Krishnamurthy Rao Thanjavur S.
P01001
0820
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0517
Rajam S.
P01761
1617
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0518
Krishnamurty Vasa
P01012
0831
C
M
H
1923
vina
0519
Krishnamurty, Chavali
P01005
0824
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
0520
Krishnamurty Sastry Sistu
P01002
0821
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0521
Krishnan, Ayyalore
P01015
0834
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0522
Krishnan, Namagiripettai K.
P01016
0835
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
0523
Krishnan, Ramnad
P01019
0838
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
0524
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
P01018
0837
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0525
Krishnan, Suchindram
P01020
0839
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
0526
Krishnan, T.N.
P01021
0840
C
M
H
1928
violin
0527
Krishnan Bhagavathar, Manicoth
P01013
0832
C
M
H
1912
violin
0528
Krishnakutty Nair, Mavelikara
P00986
0805
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0529
Krishnappa, B.
P01022
0841
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0530
Krishnaswami, S
P01023
0842
C
M
H
1908
violin
gottuvadyam
0531
Krishnaswamy Iyengar, N.S.
P01024
0843
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0532
Kumaraswami Iyer, K.R.
P01027
0846
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0533
Kundalakambar, K
P01029
0848
C
M
H
1918
nagasvaram
0534
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
P01030
0849
H
M
H
1900
khyal
0535
Kunte, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
0536
Kante, Dattatraya, Balvant
P00922
0738
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0537
Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, Kancheepuram, T.
P01033
0852
C
M
H
mridangam
0538
Kuttanpillai. Thakazhy
P01034
0854
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0539
Kuttappa Kurup, M.N.
P01035
0855
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0540
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0541
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
sitar
dilruba
0542
Lahiri, Chinmoy
P01038
0858
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0543
Lahiri, Nilima
P01039
0859
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0544
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0545
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0546
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0547
Lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
P01043
0863
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
0548
Lakshmi Naidu, B.
P01047
0867
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
0549
Lakshumi, K.R.
P01046
0866
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0550
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
M
H
1902
vina
0551
Lakshmi Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
0552
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0553
Lakshminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
0554
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
0555
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0557
Lall, Vidya
P01058
0878
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1921
khyal
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
0560
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0561
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
0563
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
923
Vocal
0564
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1929
Vocal
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0566
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0567
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
Others
1905
khyal
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0570
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
H
1920
tabla
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
0573
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
0574
Mahadevappa, S.
P01076
0896
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1915
khyal
Others
0576
Mahapatra Markandeya
P01080
0901
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0577
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
0579
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0580
Makawana Khushaldas jeshingbai
P01088
0909
H
F
H
1917
dilruba
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
0584
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
P01099
0920
H
F
H
1883
khyal
0586
Mammen Bhagavather, T.
P01100
0921
C
M
H
1894
Vocal
0587
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
P05920
0922
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
0589
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
0591
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0592
Mani Iyer, Madurai
P01104
0927
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
0594
Mani Iyeri Palghat T.S.
P01103
0926
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0596
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0597
Mansoor Basavaraj Bheemrayappa
P01114
0937
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
P01118
0941
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
0599
Marianandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
0600
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing

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