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
2860
Shirali, Vishundass
P00102
1418
H
M
H
1907
khyal
2859
Shiledarm Jayram Yeshwant
P01568
1417
O
M
H
1917
Vocal
2858
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
2857
Sheik China Moulana Saheb
P01566
1415
C
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
2856
Shastry, Chakrakodi Narayana
P01258
1414
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2855
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
2854
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
P01563
1412
H
M
H
1943
khyal
2853
Shastri, Mahadevsharma Mulshanker (Lalita Piya)
P01562
1411
H
M
H
1907
khyal
2852
Shastri, Jayantkumar Mahadevsharma
P01561
1410
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2851
Sharma, Uma Dutt
P01560
1409
H
F
H
1906
khyal
Others
2850
Sharma, Tulsidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
2847
Sharma, N.V.
P01916
1780
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
2846
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
2845
Sharma, Mohan
P01558
1405
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2844
Sharma, Jai Chand
P01557
1404
H
M
H
1919
violin
2843
Shardulsingh Sahebsingh Ragi
P01556
1403
H
M
H
1918
tabla
2842
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2840
Shantha, R. G.S.
P01554
1401
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
2839
Shantha, Chakravarthy
P01915
1779
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
others
2837
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
2836
Shankaranarayana Sastry, Mathodu
P01914
1778
C
M
H
1910
vina
2835
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
P01913
1777
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2834
Shankar, Lakshmi
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
2833
Shamshddin Khan
P01551
1398
H
M
M
1916
tabla
sarangi
2832
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
2831
Shakunthala, Srinivasan
P01911
1775
C
M
H
1930
vina
2830
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
P01549
1396
H
M
H
1890
khyal
2829
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
P01910
1774
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
2828
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
P01547
1393
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
2827
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
2826
Shah, Sunderlal M.
P01546
1392
H
M
H
1919
khyal
2825
Shah, Pranlal V.
P01545
1391
H
M
H
1916
violin
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
2823
Shah, Mahendra Kantilal
P01544
1389
H
M
H
1945
Others
2822
Shah, Jayasukhlal Tribhovandas
P01543
1388
H
M
H
1909
khyal
2821
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
P01542
1387
H
M
H
1920
Others
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
2819
Sethuraman, M.P.N.(See also Ponnusamy)
P01541
1386
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
2818
Sethuramaiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
2817
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
2816
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
2814
Seshappa, D.
P01538
1383
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
tabla
2813
Seshappa, B.
P01537
1382
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2812
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin
2811
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
P01909
1773
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
P01908
1772
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2809
Seshadri, R.V.
P01535
1380
H
M
H
1924
khyal
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
2807
Sengupta, Santosh
P01534
1379
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
2806
Sangupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
2804
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
Vocal
2803
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
2802
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2800
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
P01907
1771
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2799
Selvanarayan, M.T.
P01906
1770
C
M
H
1945
Vocal
2798
Seetharamayya, Pathri
P01529
1374
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
2797
Seetharama Sarma, Bhagavatula
P01528
1373
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2796
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
P01905
1769
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2794
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
P01525
1370
C
F
H
1927
Vocal
2793
Seetha, S.
P01527
1372
C
F
H
1931
vina
2792
Seetha, B.V.
P01526
1371
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2791
Seeniya Pillai, M.
P01524
1369
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
2790
Sebastianm Kunjukunju Bhagavatar
P01523
1368
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
2789
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
2788
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
P01521
1366
H
M
H
1923
tabla
2787
Saxena, Shanta
P01520
1365
O
F
H
Vocal
2786
Saxena, Pragna
P01519
1364
H
M
H
1935
khyal
2785
Saxena, Mahesh Narayan (Prem Ranga)
P01518
1363
H
M
H
1917
khyal
2784
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
2783
Savithri Amma, P.
P01517
1362
C
F
H
1923
vina
2782
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchirahu
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2781
Satyanarayanamurtym Dwaram
P01512
1357
C
M
H
1963
violin
2780
Satyanarayanamurthi, Aripirala
P01510
1355
C
M
H
1904
violin
2779
Satyanarayana, N.R.V.(Rayancha)
P01509
1354
C
M
H
1919
vina
2778
Satyavathym Koka
P01515
1360
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2777
Satyavathi, Mittadoddi
P01516
1361
C
F
H
1935
2776
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
P01514
1359
C
F
H
1941
violin
2775
Satyavathi, Jeelakarr
P01513
1358
C
M
H
1937
violin
2774
Satyavati Ammula
P01903
1767
C
F
H
1942
violin
2773
Saya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2772
sathyanaynasastry, Krovi
P01508
1353
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2770
Sathe, Sharad
P01507
1352
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2769
Sarvasastry, Sistu
P01506
1351
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
2768
Sarbajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1917
sitar
2767
Saralkar, Eknath
P01784
1641
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2766
Sarojini Amma, K.
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2765
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
P01505
1350
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2764
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
2763
Saroja, C.K.
P01503
1348
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2761
Sarma, Dwojamani Dev
P01501
1346
H
M
H
1902
khyal

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