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
1276
Venkateswarlu, Kuchibhotla
P01728
1583
C
F
H
1905
mridangam
3099
Venkateswarlu Kuchinhotla
P01728
1583
C
M
H
1905
mridangam
1281
Venugopala Pillai, S.
P01731
1586
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
3106
Venugopala Pillai, S,
P01731
1586
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
1282
Venumurty, Anakaplli
P01732
1587
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
3107
Venumurty, Anakapalli
P01732
1587
C
M
M
1928
mridangam
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
3108
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
3111
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
1285
Vidya, Shankar
P01735
1590
C
F
H
1919
vina
3112
Vidya, Shankar
P01735
1590
C
F
H
1917
vina
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
H
M
H
1925
flute
1288
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
3116
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
1290
Vilayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
H
1924
sitar
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
3122
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
ghatam
mridangam
tabla
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
3123
Vinayakram, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
1293
Viney Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
3124
Vinay Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1298
Viswanatham, Josyula
P01746
1601
C
M
H
1918
vina
3131
Viswanatham, Josyula
P01746
1601
C
M
H
1918
vina
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
3136
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
3143
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
P01754
1610
H
M
M
1901
tabla
3147
Wahid Hussein Khan
P01754
1610
H
M
M
1918
tabla
1312
Yagnic, Thakorbhai Dhirajalal
P01759
1615
H
M
H
1917
1256
Venkata Kamakshi, Vulimiri
P01763
1619
C
F
H
1928
vina
3075
Venkatakamakshi, Vulimiri
P01763
1619
C
M
H
1928
vina
0911
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
P01764
1620
O
M
H
1918
others
2659
Ramachandra, Chitalkar
P01764
1620
O
M
H
1918
0909
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
2656
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
2433
Nvaneetham, S.
P01769
1625
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
1027
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
1035
Sethuramiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
2818
Sethuramaiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
2503
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
dattatreya
vina
sitar
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
1420
Sarvajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1947
sitar
2768
Sarbajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1917
sitar
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
0910
Ramaswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
2657
Ramswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1906
flute
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1908
others
1097
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
O
M
H
1912
timila
2887
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
C
M
H
1913
others
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1910
violin
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1911
violin
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
F
H
1930
violin
3064
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
M
H
1928
violin
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
P01808
1668
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
P01811
1671
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1403
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
2466
Pat, Suren
P01812
1672
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
P01814
1674
H
M
M
1930
sitar
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
P01820
1680
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
P01821
1681
H
M
H
1920
violin
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
P01831
1691
H
M
H
1900
violin
0844
Raghavan, Venkataraman
P01833
1693
O
M
H
1908
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
P01837
1699
C
M
H
vina
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
P01842
1704
H
M
H
1888
tabla
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
P01844
1706
O
M
H
1901
1029
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
P01847
1709
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
P01849
1711
C
F
H
1889
vina
1153
Subramania Sastry, Shermadevi L.
P01857
1719
C
M
H
1893
vina
1163
Sundaram Iyer,Parur A.
P01858
1720
C
M
H
1896
violin
2612
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
P01859
1721
C
M
H
1927
violin
2618
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
P01863
1725
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram
2621
Ramachandran, Mylattur S.
P01864
1726
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
2623
Ramachar, H.P.
P01866
1728
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
P01867
1729
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
2666
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
P01871
1733
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
2660
Ramdas
P01874
1736
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
2625
Ramkrishna Oanickar, Varkala G.B.
P01878
1740
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram

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