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 - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P01684
1569
1537
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01686
1218
1539
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
P01686
1575
1539
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
P01690
1223
1543
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01690
1578
1543
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01691
1224
1544
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
P01691
1579
1544
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
P01695
1227
1548
Vanaja, Iyengar
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
P01695
1584
1548
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
P01696
1229
1549
Varadachar,S.R.
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01696
1586
1549
Varadachar, S.R.
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01697
1231
1550
Varadaraja Iyengarm Vinjamuri
C
M
H
1913
vina
P01699
1233
1552
Varier, Govinda S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P01699
1592
1552
Varier, Govinda S.
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P01700
1234
1553
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01700
1593
1553
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01701
1235
1554
Varma, L.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
P01708
1244
1562
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
viola
P01708
1607
1562
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
P01711
1248
1565
Veerabhadraiah, A
C
M
H
1923
violin

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