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
P00106
0665
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01710
1564
3059
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01964
1830
3058
Vedavalli,R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01963
1829
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
C
F
H
1925
violin
P01709
1563
3056
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01708
1562
3055
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
P01961
1827
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01707
1561
3053
Vasudevan, Nedungadi
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01706
1560
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
N/A
M
H
1911
vocal
P01705
1559
3051
Vasudevamurthy, R.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01704
1558
3050
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P01703
1557
3049
Vasanthakumari T.
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01960
1826
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
H & C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01958
1824
3047
Vasantha Saravanan
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01957
1823
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
C
M
H
1937
vocal
P01956
1822
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01702
1556
3044
Vasant, Amrit
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P00062
1555
3043
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01701
1554
3042
Varma, I.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01700
1553
3041
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01699
1552
3040
Varier, Govinda S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P01955
1821
3039
Varerkar, Suman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01698
1551
3038
Varalaxmi Yamarthi
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01954
1820
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
P01697
1550
3036
Varadaraja Iyengar, Vinjamuri
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01762
1618
3035
Varadaraja Iyengar, Belakavadi
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01696
1549
3034
Varadachar, S.R.
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01694
1547
3033
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01695
1548
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
P01953
1819
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01693
1546
3030
Vajavelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01692
1545
3029
Vaithikingam, Pillai P.
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P01952
1818
3028
Vaidyanathan, L.
C
M
H
1942
violin
P01691
1544
3027
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
P01690
1543
3026
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01951
1816
3025
Vaidianathan, V.A.
C
M
H
1944
nagasvaram
P01687
1540
3024
Vaidehi, G.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01686
1539
3023
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
P01689
1542
3022
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01688
1541
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P00852
0663
3020
Vaidya, Mukta Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01950
1815
3019
Usha Sagar
C
F
H
1943
vocal
P01685
1538
3018
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01684
1537
3017
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01949
1814
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
H
F
H
1940
sitar
P01683
1536
3015
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P01682
1535
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01681
1534
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
M
1939
khyal
P01680
1533
3012
Umashankar Prasad
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
P01679
1532
3011
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01678
1531
3010
Udyavarkar, Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01677
1530
3009
Tulpule, Kashinath,
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01676
1529
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
P01675
1528
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
H
M
H
1933
others
P01946
1811
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01674
1527
3005
Tripurantakam, J.
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01673
1526
3004
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
O
M
H
1913
P01672
1525
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
P01669
1522
3002
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
O
F
H
1936
vocal
P01671
1524
3001
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01670
1523
3000
Thulasiram, B.K.
C
M
H
1936
flute
P01663
1516
2999
Thaigarajan, Thanjavur M.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01662
1515
2998
Thaigarajan, K.C.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01667
1520
2997
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
C
M
H
vocal
P01666
1519
2996
Thampuram, Manku
C
F
H
1915
P01668
1521
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01665
1518
2994
Thakore, Gajanan Dalsukhram (Rang Rasia)
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
P01664
1517
2993
Thaker, Laxmiprasad B.
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P06815
0014
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01941
1806
2991
Twari, Siyaram
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
P01942
1807
2990
Tewari, Som
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01661
1514
2989
Tevani, Laxmishankar K.
H
M
H
1941
tabla
vina
P01660
1513
2988
Terdal, Tarabai Yamunabai
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01659
1512
2987
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01658
1511
2986
Tendulkar, Krishnarao Damodar
H
M
H
1896
khyal
P01657
1510
2985
Tendulkar, Bindumadhva Krishnarao
H
M
H
1926
others
P01940
1805
2984
Telang, Gangadur Rao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01656
1509
2983
Tejpal Singh
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P01655
1508
2982
Tatarao, Yallabandi
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01654
1507
2981
Tatachar, T.S.
C
M
H
1917
violin
P01653
1506
2980
Tariqueuddin Ahmed
H
M
M
1922
khyal
P00431
0202
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P01939
1804
2978
Tare, Trimbakrao Raghunath
H
M
H
1918
violin
P01652
1505
2977
Tamma Rao, Meegada
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01651
1504
2976
Tambe, Janaradan Dattaraya
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01650
1503
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
P01649
1502
2974
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
P01648
1501
2973
Susila, Achutharaman
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01647
1500
2972
Sushilabai, Amingaon
H
F
H
1926
others
P01646
1499
2971
Sushila, Padmanabha
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01645
1498
2970
Sushila, Nanjundiah
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01938
1803
2969
Suseela, Desikan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P01643
1496
2968
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
P01644
1497
2967
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
C
F
H
1931
violin
P01642
1495
2966
Surinder Singh
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01641
1494
2965
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01640
1493
2964
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
H
F
H
1918
violin
P00481
0255
2963
Sunil K. Bose
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01639
1492
2962
Sundrarajan, T.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00641
0433
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
C
F
H
1903
vocal

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