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
P01874
1736
2660
Ramdas
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
P01764
1620
2659
Ramachandra, Chitalkar
O
M
H
1918
P01879
1741
2658
Ramswamy, V.
C
M
H
1931
vina
P01785
1642
2657
Ramswami Sastri,T.N.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01766
1622
2656
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin
P01444
1285
2655
Ramswamy Iyengar, T.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01442
1283
2654
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
C
M
H
1913
vocal
P01873
1735
2653
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01441
1282
2652
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1926
violin
viola
P01440
1281
2651
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
C
M
H
1907
vina
P01439
1280
2650
Ramaratnam, V.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01438
1279
2649
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01437
1278
2648
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01436
1277
2647
Ramanjaneyulu, Vempati
C
M
H
1917
violin
P02707
1276
2646
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01434
1275
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
P06060
1274
2644
Ramanathan, S.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01432
1273
2643
Ramanathat, S.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P01431
1272
2642
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01430
1271
2641
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01428
1269
2640
Ramanathan M.D.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01429
1270
2639
Ramanathan, Kalapathi
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01872
1734
2638
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01426
1267
2637
Ramamurthy, Dharmapuri
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01427
1268
2636
Ramamurthym Guntupalli
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P01425
1266
2635
Ramamoorthy, Tanhavoor R.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01870
1732
2634
Ramamurthy, T.K.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01869
1731
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01424
1265
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
others
P01423
1264
2631
Ramalinga Bhagavathar, M.
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P01422
1263
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01421
1262
2629
Ramakrishnaiah, Kota
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01868
1730
2628
Ramakrishna Sastry, Kolttur
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01420
1261
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01867
1729
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
P01878
1740
2625
Ramkrishna Oanickar, Varkala G.B.
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P01419
1260
2624
Ramaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
P01866
1728
2623
Ramachar, H.P.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
kanjira
P01865
1727
2622
Ramachandran, Palai
C
M
H
1943
vocal
P01864
1726
2621
Ramachandran, Mylattur S.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
P01862
1724
2620
Ramachandran K.S.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01417
1258
2619
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
C
M
H
vocal
P01863
1725
2618
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram
P01418
1259
2617
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P01803
1662
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
C
M
H
1908
others
P01861
1723
2615
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01860
1722
2614
Ramachandra Rao, H.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01416
1257
2613
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01859
1721
2612
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01415
1256
2611
Ramabardan, Vellore T.G.
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
P00698
0494
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P01414
1254
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P05977
0483
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P01413
1253
2607
Rajukar Govindrao
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01412
1252
2606
Rajodhye, Vasant Rao
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P01411
1251
2605
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P01410
1250
2604
Rajguru, Basavaraj Mahantaswami
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01409
1248
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1939
vina
P06824
1249
2602
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01947
1812
2601
Rajeswari, Menon
C
M
H
1925
vina
P00457
0229
2600
Rajeswari, G.K.
C
M
H
1947
vocal
P01408
1247
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01407
1246
2598
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01406
1245
2597
Rajasekharam, Sistla Sathyanarayana
C
M
H
1918
vocal
P01405
1244
2596
Rajarathinam, T.S.
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
P01404
1243
2595
Rajarao, Behatha
C
M
H
1912
vina
P01403
1242
2594
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01402
1241
2593
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01401
1240
2592
Rajan, Palladam
C
M
H
1919
flute
P01400
1239
2591
Rajamani, K.
C
M
H
1931
vocal
P01399
1237
2590
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P00011
1627
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00456
0228
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P01761
1617
2587
Rajam, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P06308
1238
2586
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P01398
1236
2585
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
C
F
H
1927
vina
P01397
1235
2584
Rajagoplan, N.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P00017
1042
2583
Murugabhoopathy C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00455
0227
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01802
1661
2581
Rajagopalasarma, Turaiyur, M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01396
1234
2580
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P01775
1632
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P01395
1233
2578
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi S.
N/A
M
H
1904
P00454
0226
2577
Raja Rao, L.
C
M
H
1909
vina
P01394
1232
2576
Raja Iyengar K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01393
1231
2575
Raina, Prithvi Nath
H
M
H
1929
khyal
others
P01392
1230
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00453
0225
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01390
1228
2572
Raghuveeran, G.S.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01391
1229
2571
Raghubir Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P00452
0224
2570
Raghu, Palghat R.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01389
1227
2569
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
P01388
1226
2568
Raghavan, Thiruvengadathaingar Sundera
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01387
1225
2567
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01386
1224
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01385
1223
2565
Raghavan, K.
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01384
1222
2564
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
C
M
H
1918
nagasvaram
P01383
1221
2563
Radhey Shyam
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01380
1218
2562
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01379
1217
2561
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
C
F
H
1925
vocal

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