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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P01721
1576
1260
Venkataram,bangalore K,
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P00049
1575
1259
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P01720
1574
1258
Venkatappiah Sastry Mahavadi
C
F
H
1911
vocal
P01718
1572
1257
Venkatakrishnan, Madurai P.M.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01763
1619
1256
Venkata Kamakshi, Vulimiri
C
F
H
1928
vina
P01717
1571
1255
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1932
violin
P01716
1570
1254
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01715
1569
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
P01713
1567
1252
Veerusawmy, Conjeewaram Velayuda Mudaliar
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01966
1832
1251
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
C
M
H
1886
vocal
P01806
1665
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
F
H
1930
violin
P01712
1566
1249
Veeraraghava Sarma, Ogirala
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P01711
1565
1248
Veerabhadraiah, A
C
M
H
1923
violin
P00106
0665
1247
Vedim Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01710
1564
1246
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
H
M
H
908
khyal
P01709
1563
1245
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01708
1562
1244
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
viola
P01706
1560
1243
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01707
1561
1242
Vasdevan, Nedungadi T.M.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01705
1559
1241
Vasudeva Murthy, R.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01704
1558
1240
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P01703
1557
1239
Vasanthakumari T.
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01959
1825
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
C
F
H
1926
violin
P01702
1556
1237
Vasant, Amrit
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P00062
1555
1236
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
others
P01701
1554
1235
Varma, L.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
P01700
1553
1234
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01699
1552
1233
Varier, Govinda S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P01698
1551
1232
Varalaxmi, Yamarthi
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01697
1550
1231
Varadaraja Iyengarm Vinjamuri
C
M
H
1913
vina
P01762
1618
1230
Varadraja Iyengar, Balakavady
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01696
1549
1229
Varadachar,S.R.
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01694
1547
1228
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01695
1548
1227
Vanaja, Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
P01693
1546
1226
Vajravelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01692
1545
1225
Vaithilingam, Pillai P.
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P01691
1544
1224
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
P01690
1543
1223
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P00018
1817
1222
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P01689
1542
1221
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00852
0663
1220
Vaudya, Muktaben Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01687
1540
1219
Vaidehi, G.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01686
1539
1218
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
P01685
1538
1217
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01684
1537
1216
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh Babu
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01683
1536
1215
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P01682
1535
1214
Upadhyay, Dinanath Manishankar
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01681
1534
1213
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01948
1813
1212
Umdekar, Balabhau Kundal Guru
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P01680
1533
1211
Umashankar Prasad
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
P01679
1532
1210
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01678
1531
1209
Udyavarkar, Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01677
1530
1208
Tulpule, Kashinath Gangadhar
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01676
1529
1207
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01675
1528
1206
Trivedi, Brahmagna
H
M
H
1933
others
P01674
1527
1205
Tripurantakam, J.
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01673
1526
1204
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
O
M
H
1913
P01672
1525
1203
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
P01671
1524
1202
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01670
1523
1201
Thulasiram, B.K.
C
M
H
1936
flute
P01669
1522
1200
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
O
F
H
1936
vocal
P01945
1810
1199
Thokchom Angouba Singh
H
M
H
1892
tabla
pakhavaj
P01944
1809
1198
Thiruvengatathiah, K.
C
M
H
1891
mridangam
P01663
1516
1197
Thaigarajanm Thanjavavur M.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01662
1515
1196
Thaigarajan, K.C.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01667
1520
1195
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
C
M
H
vocal
P01666
1519
1194
Thampuran, Manku
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01665
1518
1193
Thakore, Gajanan dalsukaram
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
P01668
1521
1192
Thakkar, Madhusudan Manilal
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01664
1517
1191
Thaker, Laxmiprasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P06815
0014
1190
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01943
1808
1189
Thakar, Vaman Narayan
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P01941
1806
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
P01661
1514
1187
Tevani, Laxmishanker K.
H
M
H
1941
tabla
violin
P01660
1513
1186
Terdal, Tarabai
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01659
1512
1185
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01658
1511
1184
Tendulkar, Krishnarao Damodar
H
M
H
1896
khyal
P01657
1510
1183
Tendulkar, Bindumadhav Krishnarao
H
M
H
1926
others
P01656
1509
1182
Tejpal Singh
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P01655
1508
1181
Tatarao, Yallabandi
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01654
1507
1180
Tatachar, T.S.
C
M
H
1917
violin
P01653
1506
1179
Tariqueuddin Ahemed
H
M
M
1922
others
P00431
0202
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01652
1505
1177
Tamma Rao, Meegada
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01651
1504
1176
Tambe, Janardan dattaraya
H
F
H
1918
khyal
P01650
1503
1175
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
P01649
1502
1174
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01648
1501
1173
Susila, Achtharaman
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01647
1500
1172
Sushila Bai, Amingaon
H
F
H
1926
others
P01646
1499
1171
Sushila, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01645
1498
1170
Sushila, Nanjundiah
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P01643
1496
1169
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
P01644
1497
1168
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
C
M
H
1931
violin
P01641
1494
1167
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01640
1493
1166
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
H
M
H
1918
violin
P01937
1802
1165
Sundaresa Bhattar, Seither K.
C
M
H
1893
violin
P01639
1492
1164
Sundararajan, T.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01858
1720
1163
Sundaram Iyer,Parur A.
C
M
H
1896
violin
P01638
1491
1162
Sundaram, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01635
1488
1161
Sumati Devi
O
F
H
930
vocal

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