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
1160
Sulochana, Pattabhiraman
P01634
1487
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
1159
Sulochana, Mahadevan
P01633
1486
C
F
H
1914
Vocal
1158
Sulochana K.
P01637
1490
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1157
Sugandha, Raman
P01632
1485
C
M
H
1920
vina
1156
Subramanyam T.R.
P01636
1489
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
1154
Subramaniam, Trivellore
P01631
1484
C
M
H
1922
violin
1153
Subramania Sastry, Shermadevi L.
P01857
1719
C
M
H
1893
vina
1152
Subramania Pillai, Thiruvengadu
P01629
1482
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
1150
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
P01856
1718
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1149
Subramanya Sastry, Putcha Venkata
P01776
1633
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
1147
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
P01855
1717
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
1146
Subbiah, Chandlavada
P01628
1480
C
M
H
1907
violin
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
P01854
1716
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
1144
Subbarao, Ramavarapu
P01627
1479
C
M
H
1925
vina
1143
Subbarao, Kambhammettu Venkata
P01626
1478
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
1142
Subbarao, Dhenuvakonda
P01625
1477
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
1141
Subbarao, B.
P01853
1715
C & H
M
H
1894
Vocal
1140
Subbarao A.
P01624
1476
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
1139
Subbramaniya, D.
P01787
1644
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
1138
Subbaraji, Rudraraju
P01623
1475
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1137
Subbalakshmi, J.
P01622
1474
C
F
H
1910
vina
1136
Srivastava, Laljee
P01621
1473
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1135
Srirangam Iyengar, R.
P00817
0622
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1134
Sriramasarma Bhagavatar, Akkiddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1133
Sriramamoorty, Dokka
P01620
1472
C
M
H
1907
Vocal
1132
Srinivasan, P.
P01619
1470
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1131
Srinivasda Iyer, Semmangudi R.
P00091
1471
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
1130
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
P01852
1714
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1129
SriNivasa Iyengar, M.J.
P01616
1467
C
M
H
1925
vina
1128
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
P01851
1713
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
1127
Srinivasa Iyengar, D.
P01618
1469
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
1126
Srinivasa Iyengar, B.S.
P01615
1466
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1125
Srinivasa Iyengar,Belakavadi
P01617
1468
C
M
H
1911
1124
Srinivasa Iyengar
P01614
1465
C
M
H
1919
vina
1123
Srikantan, Rudrapattanam Krishnasastry
P01613
1464
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1122
Sreeramasastry, Sistu
P01612
1463
C
M
H
1908
vina
1121
Sreeramamurthy, Ambatipudi
P01611
1462
C
M
H
1925
violin
1120
Sreenivasulu, Kodavalur
P01610
1461
C
M
H
1930
vina
1119
Sreenivasa Rao Sandhyavandanam
P01609
1460
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
1118
Sreenivasa Iyengar,S.V.
P01608
1459
C
M
H
1924
vina
1117
Sreekanta Iyer, V.
P01607
1458
C
M
H
1916
vina
1116
Sorapurkar, Shamala Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1115
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
1114
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
1113
Soni, Bachubhai Jerambhai
P01603
1454
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1112
Sonawala, Aruna Purushottamdas
P01602
1453
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1111
Somayajulu, Pullela Peri
P01600
1451
C
M
H
1930
violin
1110
Someswara Rao, Ayyagari
P01601
1452
C
M
H
1920
vina
1109
Somasundaram Pillai T.N.
P01598
1449
C
M
H
1912
nagasvaram
1108
Somasundaram Iyer
P01597
1448
C
M
H
1909
flute
1107
Somasundaram, Mathurai S.
P01599
1450
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
1106
Somanna, Yella
P01596
1447
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
1105
Sohan Singh
P01595
1446
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1104
Sivasubramaniya Pillai T.N.
P01594
1445
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
1101
Sivaraman, M.S.
P01593
1444
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1100
Sivaraman, K.K.
P01592
1442
C
M
H
1922
vina
1099
Sivarama Sarma, Madurai
P01591
1441
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
1098
Sivaram, Susarla
P01590
1440
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
1097
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
O
M
H
1912
timila
1096
Sivappa, B.M.
P01589
1439
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1095
Sivanandam Thanjavur K.P.
P01588
1438
C
M
H
1917
vina
1094
Sivan, Thakazhy
P01587
1437
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
1093
Sivan, Papanasam
P01586
1436
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
1092
Sivam, T.P.
P01585
1435
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
1091
Sitamani, Sreenivasan
P01584
1434
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1090
Sitamahalakshmi, Boddapati
P01583
1433
C
F
H
1928
violin
1089
Sita, T.T.
P01582
1432
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1088
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
P01580
1430
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1087
Simhachala Sastry, Jonnalagadda
P01579
1429
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
1086
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
P01578
1428
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
P02594
1712
H
F
H
1908
Others
1084
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
1083
Siddananjaradhya Chikkannahalli
P01576
1426
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
1082
Syamasundar, C.K.
P01789
1646
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
P01849
1711
C
F
H
1889
vina
1079
Shukla, Shivkumar
P01575
1425
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1078
Shukla, Shatrughna
P01574
1424
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1077
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
P01848
1710
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
1076
Shukla, Jagannath
P01573
1423
O
M
H
1905
Vocal
1075
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
1074
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
P01571
1421
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
P01777
1634
H
M
H
1921
Others
1072
Shivarudrappa, Anekal S.
P01570
1420
C
M
H
1900
1071
Shirdhonkar, K.R.
P01569
1419
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1070
Shirali, Vishnudas
P00102
1418
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1069
Shiledar, Jayram Yeshwant
P01568
1417
O
M
H
1917
Vocal
1068
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
1067
Sheik China Moula Saheb
P01566
1415
H
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
1066
Shastry, Chakrakodi Narayana
P01258
1414
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1064
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
P01563
1412
H
M
H
1943
khyal
1063
Shastri, Mahadevsharma Mulshankaer(Lalita Piya)
P01562
1411
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1062
Shastri, Jayantkumar Mahadevsharma
P01561
1410
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1061
Sharma, Uma Dutt
P01560
1409
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others

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