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
2406
Narayana Rao, Arakere
P01256
1090
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0703
Narayana Shastry, C.(Ramana Das)
P01258
1092
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
2408
Narayana Shastry, C (Ramma Das)
P01258
1092
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0705
Narayanamurthym Satavalli
P01260
1094
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2410
Narayanamurthy, Satawalli
P01260
1094
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0706
Narayanappa, A.V.
P01261
1095
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2411
Narayanappa, A.V.
P01261
1095
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2415
Narayanaseamy, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01262
1096
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0709
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
P01264
1098
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2414
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
P01264
1098
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0710
Narayanaswamy Rudrapayna Krishnappa
P01265
1099
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0708
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy, N.S.
P01266
1100
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0711
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
2417
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
0718
Natesiah, Rallapalli
P01277
1112
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
2427
Natesiah, Rallapalli
P01277
1112
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
0726
Neela, Balasubramaniam
P01292
1127
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
2442
Neela, Balasubramaniam
P01292
1127
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
0727
NeelakantanNambissan, K.
P01293
1128
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
2443
Neelakantan Nambissan. K.
P01293
1128
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
2444
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas
P01294
1129
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
2447
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
O
F
M
1930
Vocal
1402
Nimaicharan Harichandan
P01297
1132
O
M
H
1901
Vocal
0734
Padhy, Kashinath
P01300
1136
C & H
M
H
1918
Vocal
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2460
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
P01312
1149
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0762
Parashuraman, B
P01317
1154
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2487
Parashraman, B.
P01317
1154
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0763
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
P01318
1155
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2488
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
P01318
1155
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0770
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
2496
Parthasarathy, K.
P01326
1163
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0775
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
2501
Parvathy S.
P01329
1166
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
0779
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2505
Pasupathi, D.
P01332
1170
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0792
Patra, Annta Charan
P01344
1182
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2517
Patra, Ananta Charan
P01344
1182
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0795
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
2520
Pattammal, D.K.
P01347
1185
C
F
H
1919
Vocal
0803
Pinakapani, S.
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2527
Pinakapani, Sripada
P01352
1190
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2530
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
P01354
1192
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
2529
Ponnamma, Parur P.C.
P01354
1192
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
F
H
1924
Vocal
2531
Ponnammal, parasala B.
P01355
1193
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0812
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastrym Sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2537
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastry, sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0811
Prabhakar, M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2536
Prabhalar,M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0813
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara R.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2538
Prabhakara Varma, Mavelikara, A.
P01362
1200
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2540
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0816
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2541
Prakasarao, Kotipalli
P01365
1203
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0817
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2544
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0828
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2551
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0831
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2554
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2555
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0837
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
2561
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2562
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2556
Radha Rani Devi
P01381
1219
O
F
H
1917
Vocal
0841
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2565
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1409
Raghavan, T.S.
P01388
1226
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2568
Raghavan, Thiruvengadathaingar Sundera
P01388
1226
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0854
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi
P01395
1233
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0855
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
P01396
1234
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
2580
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
P01396
1234
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
0857
Rajagopalan, N.
P01397
1235
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2584
Rajagoplan, N.
P01397
1235
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2590
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
P01399
1237
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0862
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2591
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0865
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu (Rajani)
P01402
1241
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
2593
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu
P01402
1241
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
0869
Rajasekharam, Sistka Sathyanarayana
P01406
1245
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
2597
Rajasekharam, Sistla Sathyanarayana
P01406
1245
C
M
H
1918
Vocal
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
H
M
H
1921
Vocal
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2602
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 1
1249
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2613
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0882
Ramachandram, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
2619
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
F
H
1935
Vocal

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