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
P01500
1345
2760
Sarma, Dilip
O
M
H
1926
vocal
P01800
1659
2759
Sarma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01499
1344
2758
Sarkar, Suprova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00851
0662
2757
Sardarm Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01498
1343
2756
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P01497
1342
2755
Sarajoo Prasad Singh
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P01496
1341
2754
Saradamani, K. (Parur Sister)
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01495
1340
2753
Sarada, Sivanandam
H
M
H
1927
vina
P01795
1654
2752
Sarda, Anantharaman
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01493
1338
2751
Saptarashi, Ramachandra Damodar
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P01494
1339
2750
Saptarashi, P.D.
H
M
H
1912
violin
P01491
1336
2749
Sant Ram
H
M
H
1929
tabla
P01902
1766
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01492
1337
2747
Santha Kumari, Komatti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01489
1334
2746
Sankarasivam, C.S.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P00027
1333
2745
Sankarasastri Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P01490
1335
2744
Sankarayana Panicker, K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01488
1332
2743
Sankaranarayana Badavatar
C
M
H
899
vina
violin
P01485
1329
2742
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01901
1765
2741
Sankaran, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
P01487
1331
2740
Sankaran, T.
C
M
H
1906
vocal
P01486
1330
2739
Sankaran, S. (Kumbakonam Brothers)
C
M
H
1918
vocal
P01484
1328
2738
Sangavkar, Mahamulal
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P01483
1327
2737
Sampatlal
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01482
1326
2736
Sambasivan, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01481
1325
2735
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01480
1324
2734
Salamat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
P01899
1763
2733
Sakuntala Srinivasan
C
M
H
vina
P01479
1323
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01900
1764
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
H & C
F
H
1940
khyal
others
P01478
1322
2730
Sakthivel, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P01477
1321
2729
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01476
1320
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01475
1319
2727
Sahu, Jagabandhu
H
M
H
tabla
violin
P01474
1318
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
H
M
H
esraj
P01898
1762
2725
Sadasicam Pillai, Sirkali K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P01473
1317
2724
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01472
1316
2723
Sadagopan, V.V. (Seshadasan nandan)
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01786
1643
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P06043
1315
2721
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P01471
1314
2720
Saboto, Tripurari
H
M
H
1923
others
P00098
1761
2719
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P01896
1759
2718
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01897
1760
2717
Rukmini, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1913
vocal
P01466
1309
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
P01894
1757
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
others
P01895
1758
2714
Roy, Raja
H
M
H
1911
sitar
P01470
1313
2713
Roy, Neela V.B.
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01469
1312
2712
Roy, Kalyani
H
M
H
1931
santur
P01468
1311
2711
Roy, Juthika
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01467
1310
2710
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01893
1756
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
H
F
M
1927
khyal
P01465
1308
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01464
1307
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01463
1306
2706
Ringe, Vishwanatharao Ganhatrao (Tanrang)
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01771
1628
2705
Revathi, Ratnaswamy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01457
1299
2704
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01891
1754
2703
Revamma, C.K.
C
F
H
1931
vocal
P01461
1304
2702
Renganayaki, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01790
1647
2701
Rangachari, T.K.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01460
1303
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
P01462
1305
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P01459
1302
2698
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01458
1301
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P01115
0938
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P06507
1300
2695
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P00639
0431
2694
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
others
P01456
1298
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01455
1297
2692
Ratnam, Thampuran
C
M
H
1909
vocal
P01890
1753
2691
Ratnabai, Krishnamurthy
C
F
H
1929
vocal
P01454
1296
2690
Rathnam, T.V.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P02006
1876
2689
Rathna, R.
C
F
H
vocal
P01887
1749
2688
Raool, Gajanan Shanlar
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P01452
1294
2687
Rao, V.N. Swaramurthy
C
M
H
1918
vina
P01451
1293
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01886
1748
2685
Rangaswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
kanjira
dholak
P01450
1292
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01449
1291
2683
Rangaswamy, B.S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00084
1290
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P01448
1289
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01885
1747
2680
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
C
F
H
1937
vocal
P01884
1746
2679
Ranganayaka Sarma, Nelabhotala
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01453
1295
2678
Rathna, M.N.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01889
1752
2677
Rathinam, T.V.
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P01888
1751
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01881
1743
2675
Ranganath, V.V.
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
kanjira
P01883
1745
2674
Ranganathan, Varahoor
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01882
1744
2673
Ranganathan, Srinagam, R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01447
1288
2672
Ranganathan, S.
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
P01880
1742
2671
Rangamma, S.B.
C
F
H
1931
vocal
P01446
1287
2670
Rane, Saraswati Bal Sunderao
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
P01445
1286
2669
Ranade, Vasant
H
M
H
1936
violin
P06343
1005
2668
Ramzan Khan
H
M
M
tabla
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P01871
1733
2666
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P05968
1255
2665
Ram Narain
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
P01443
1284
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01877
1739
2663
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01876
1738
2662
Ramdas, Kumavat
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
others
P01875
1737
2661
Ramdas, Kritankar
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
others

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