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
P01018
0837
2160
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01019
0838
2159
Krishnan, Ramnad
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01017
0836
2158
Krishnan, Pattamadai S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01892
1755
2157
Rishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P00986
0805
2156
Krishnan Kutty Nair, Mavlikara
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01015
0834
2155
Krishnan, Ayyalore
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01002
0821
2154
Krishnamurthy Sastri, Sstu
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P01012
0831
2153
Krishnamurthy, Vasa
C
F
H
1923
vina
P01003
0822
2152
Krishnamurthy Sastry, Challa
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01005
0824
2151
Krishnamurthy, Chavali
C
M
H
1915
P01001
0820
2150
Krishnamurthy Rao, Thanjavur S.
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
P00998
0817
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P00994
0813
2148
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
P01011
0830
2147
Krishnamurty, Pudkkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01010
0829
2146
Krishnamurthy, Prapancham
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01000
0819
2145
Krishnamurthy Pillai, Tiruvalaputtur
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01009
0828
2144
Krishnamurty Nedunuri
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01008
0827
2143
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01006
0825
2142
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
tavil
kanjira
P01004
0823
2141
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00999
0818
2140
Krishnamurthi, Puthucode
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00993
0812
2139
Krishnamoorthy Palghat S.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00997
0816
2138
Krishnamoorthy, Nellai
C
M
H
1920
P00995
0814
2137
Krishnamoorthy, H.S.
C
M
H
1913
vina
P00991
0810
2136
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00991
0810
2135
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
P00989
0808
2134
Krishnamani, Palghat
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
P00988
0807
2133
Krishnamacharyulu, Nallan Chakravartula
C
M
H
1923
violin
P00987
0806
2132
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
C
M
H
1931
violin
P00985
0804
2131
Krishna Rao, H.V.
C
M
H
1901
violin
P00984
0803
2130
Krishna Rao A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00992
0811
2129
Krishnamoorthi, C.S. Palghat
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
P00983
0802
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
H
M
H
1932
others
P00982
0801
2127
Krishna Iyer, R.
C
M
H
vocal
P00981
0800
2126
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00980
0799
2125
Krishna Iyengar, Thitte
C
M
H
1902
vocal
P00515
0291
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
P00978
0797
2123
Kothari, Manohar Dhundiraj
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00977
0796
2122
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P00976
0795
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P00975
0794
2120
Komkali, Vasundhara Shivaputra
H
M
H
1931
khyal
P00973
0792
2118
Komalavalli, S.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P00972
0791
2117
Komala, A.P.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00971
0790
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00970
0789
2115
Kochak, U.S.
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
P00969
0788
2114
Kittappa, K.P.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P06009
0787
2113
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00968
0786
2112
Kinot, Prem Singh
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P00967
0785
2111
Kichlu, Vijay Kumar
H
M
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
P00966
0784
2110
Kichlu, Ravi kumar
H
M
H
1932
khyal
dhrupad
P06202
0783
2109
Khurana, Shanno
H
F
H
1927
khyal
others
P00964
0782
2108
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
O
M
H
vocal
P00963
0781
2107
Khirwardkar, Meera
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00962
0780
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P00961
0779
2105
Khaladkar, Babrao Ganpatrao
H
M
H
1918
shahanai
P00959
0777
2104
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
H
F
H
1916
khyal
others
P00958
0776
2103
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00957
0775
2102
Kesi, N.
C
F
H
1922
flute
P00954
0772
2101
Kesavarao, Marella
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00953
0771
2100
Kesavarao, A.
C
M
H
1935
violin
P00955
0773
2099
Keshavamurthy, R,S,
C
M
H
1903
vina
P00956
0774
2098
Keshavamurthy, R.R.
C
M
H
1916
violin
P00952
0770
2097
Kesavalu, T.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00951
0769
2096
Kerwar, Siddha Ram Swami
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P00949
0766
2095
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00948
0765
2094
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00947
0764
2093
Kelekar, Girijabai
H
F
H
1903
khyal
P00946
0763
2092
Keer, Maruti Mahadeva
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00945
0762
2091
Kedaranathan K.R.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00944
0761
2090
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
H
F
H
1929
khyal
P00943
0760
2089
Kaushik, Swami Ganesh Lal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
others
P00942
0759
2088
Kaushik. B.P.
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00854
0666
2087
Kumar, Surinder
H
M
H
1929
others
P00941
0758
2086
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00940
0757
2085
Kasturi, Mahaveer Nanappa
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P00939
0756
2084
Kaslikar, Manohar Babarao
H
M
H
1927
khyal
others
P00938
0755
2083
Kashinath Shastri, J.L.
H & C
M
H
1922
P00936
0753
2082
Karwal, Leela
H
F
H
1918
others
P00935
0752
2081
Karmakar, Radharaman
O
M
H
1914
vocal
P00934
0751
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
H
M
H
1915
bin
sitar
P00933
0750
2079
Karansing Chhutansing
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00932
0749
2078
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00931
0748
2077
KAradgekar, Sardarbai
H
F
H
1912
khyal
P00930
0747
2076
Kar, Singhari Shree Shyam Sundar
H
M
H
1908
khyal
others
P00929
0746
2075
Kar, Hari Das
O
M
H
1914
vocal
P00928
0745
2074
Kapur, Trilok
H
M
H
1928
vocal
P00927
0744
2073
Kapur, Loknath
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
P00926
0743
2072
Kapoor, Jagannath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00924
0741
2071
Kapadia, Amritlal C.
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P00916
0732
2070
Kaningo, Ramananda
H
M
H
1925
tabla
P00921
0737
2069
Kannan, Srirangam R
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00918
0734
2068
Kannan, Madrai, S.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00919
0735
2067
Kannan, Madras A.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00917
0733
2066
Kanna, K.
C
M
H
1920
flute
P00915
0731
2065
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
kanjira
P00914
0730
2064
Kanakadurga, V.B.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P00913
0729
2063
Kameswara Rao, Josyula
C
M
H
1930
violin
P00912
0728
2062
Kamalakar Rao, V.
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
P00911
0727
2061
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
C
F
H
1932
vocal

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