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
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
P00106
0665
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
3059
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
P01710
1564
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
khyal
Others
3058
Vedavalli,R.
P01964
1830
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
P01963
1829
C
F
H
1925
violin
3056
Vedavalli, M.B.
P01709
1563
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
3055
Vedagiri, V.L.
P01708
1562
C
M
H
1929
violin
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
P01961
1827
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
3053
Vasudevan, Nedungadi
P01707
1561
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
P01706
1560
N/A
M
H
1911
Vocal
3051
Vasudevamurthy, R.
P01705
1559
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
3050
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
P01704
1558
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
3049
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
P01960
1826
C & H
M
H
1933
Vocal
3047
Vasantha Saravanan
P01958
1824
C
M
H
1925
vina
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
P01957
1823
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
P01956
1822
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
3044
Vasant, Amrit
P01702
1556
H
M
H
1901
khyal
3043
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
3042
Varma, I.P.R.
P01701
1554
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
3041
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
3040
Varier, Govinda S.
P01699
1552
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
3039
Varerkar, Suman
P01955
1821
H
M
H
1927
khyal
3038
Varalaxmi Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
P01954
1820
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
3036
Varadaraja Iyengar, Vinjamuri
P01697
1550
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
3035
Varadaraja Iyengar, Belakavadi
P01762
1618
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
3034
Varadachar, S.R.
P01696
1549
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
3033
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
P01694
1547
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
P01953
1819
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
3030
Vajavelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
P01693
1546
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
3029
Vaithikingam, Pillai P.
P01692
1545
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
3028
Vaidyanathan, L.
P01952
1818
C
M
H
1942
violin
3027
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
3026
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
3025
Vaidianathan, V.A.
P01951
1816
C
M
H
1944
nagasvaram
3024
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
3023
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
P01686
1539
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
3022
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
P01689
1542
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
3020
Vaidya, Mukta Vishwanath
P00852
0663
H
M
H
1925
khyal
3019
Usha Sagar
P01950
1815
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
3018
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
P01685
1538
H
M
H
1914
khyal
3017
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
P01684
1537
H
M
H
1920
violin
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
3015
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
P01683
1536
H
M
H
1943
khyal
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
M
1939
khyal
3012
Umashankar Prasad
P01680
1533
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
3011
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
P01679
1532
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
3010
Udyavarkar, Krishna
P01678
1531
H
M
H
1924
khyal
3009
Tulpule, Kashinath,
P01677
1530
H
M
H
1909
khyal
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
P01946
1811
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
3005
Tripurantakam, J.
P01674
1527
C
M
H
1923
violin
3004
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
P01673
1526
O
M
H
1913
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
3002
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
Vocal
3001
Thyagarajan, V.
P01671
1524
C
M
H
1927
violin
3000
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
2999
Thaigarajan, Thanjavur M.
P01663
1516
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2998
Thaigarajan, K.C.
P01662
1515
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2997
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
P01667
1520
C
M
H
Vocal
2996
Thampuram, Manku
P01666
1519
C
F
H
1915
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2994
Thakore, Gajanan Dalsukhram (Rang Rasia)
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
2993
Thaker, Laxmiprasad B.
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2991
Twari, Siyaram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
2990
Tewari, Som
P01942
1807
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2989
Tevani, Laxmishankar K.
P01661
1514
H
M
H
1941
tabla
vina
2988
Terdal, Tarabai Yamunabai
P01660
1513
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2987
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
P01659
1512
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2986
Tendulkar, Krishnarao Damodar
P01658
1511
H
M
H
1896
khyal
2985
Tendulkar, Bindumadhva Krishnarao
P01657
1510
H
M
H
1926
Others
2984
Telang, Gangadur Rao
P01940
1805
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2983
Tejpal Singh
P01656
1509
H
M
H
1936
khyal
2982
Tatarao, Yallabandi
P01655
1508
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2981
Tatachar, T.S.
P01654
1507
C
M
H
1917
violin
2980
Tariqueuddin Ahmed
P01653
1506
H
M
M
1922
khyal
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
2978
Tare, Trimbakrao Raghunath
P01939
1804
H
M
H
1918
violin
2977
Tamma Rao, Meegada
P01652
1505
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
2976
Tambe, Janaradan Dattaraya
P01651
1504
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
2974
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
P01649
1502
C
M
H
mridangam
2973
Susila, Achutharaman
P01648
1501
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2972
Sushilabai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
2971
Sushila, Padmanabha
P01646
1499
C
F
H
1920
vina
2970
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2969
Suseela, Desikan
P01938
1803
C
M
H
1933
violin
2968
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
2967
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
P01644
1497
C
F
H
1931
violin
2966
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2965
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
2964
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
P01640
1493
H
F
H
1918
violin
2963
Sunil K. Bose
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
2962
Sundrarajan, T.V.
P01639
1492
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal

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