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
0801
Pichai Kannu Pillai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0802
Pichumani, R
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
0803
Pinakapani, S.
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
P01354
1192
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1926
violin
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
0810
Poochhwale, Balasaheb
P01359
1197
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0811
Prabhakar, M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0812
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastrym Sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0813
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara R.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0814
Prajnanananda, Swami
P01363
1201
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0816
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0817
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0818
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0822
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
P01824
1684
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
P01825
1685
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0826
Purushothaman, Kamukara
P01826
1686
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
0828
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0829
Puttaswamaiah, T.
P01780
1637
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0830
Puttaswamayya, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
0831
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0833
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
0835
Radhakrishnan, Trichr P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1926
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0837
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0839
Radharani Devi
P01381
1219
H
F
H
1915
Others
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
0841
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0843
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0844
Raghavan, Venkataraman
P01833
1693
O
M
H
1908
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
ghatam
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0847
Raghuveeran, G.S.
P01390
1228
C
M
H
1920
violin
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0850
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
P01834
1695
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
0852
Raja Iyengar K.V.
P01394
1232
C
M
H
1925
violin
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
0854
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi
P01395
1233
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0855
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
P01396
1234
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
P01802
1661
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0857
Rajagopalan, N.
P01397
1235
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
P01835
1696
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0859
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
0861
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
P01399
1237
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
0862
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0864
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
0865
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu (Rajani)
P01402
1241
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
0866
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
P01403
1242
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
0867
Rajarao, Behatha
P01404
1243
C
M
H
1912
vina
0868
Rajarethinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
0869
Rajasekharam, Sistka Sathyanarayana
P01406
1245
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
P01409
1248
C
F
H
1939
vina
0872
Rajguru, Basavarj Mahant Swamy
P01410
1250
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0873
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
P01836
1698
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0875
Rajopadhye, Vasant Rao
P01412
1252
H
M
H
1913
khyal
0876
Rajukar, Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
P01414
1254
H
F
H
1933
khyal
0878
Ramabadran, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
violin
0879
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
0882
Ramachandram, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
P01837
1699
C
M
H
vina
0884
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0886
Ramakrishnaiah, Kota
P01421
1262
C
M
H
1923
violin
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0888
Ramalinga Baghavatar
P01423
1264
O
M
H
1896
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
0890
Ramamoorthy, Tanjavoor R.
P01425
1266
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0891
Ramamurthy,Guntupalli
P01427
1268
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
0892
Ramamurty, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0893
Ramanathan, Kalapathi A.
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
0894
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0895
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0896
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0897
Ramanathan, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
0898
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
0900
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute

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