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

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