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
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
0739
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
2467
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0771
Parthasarathy, N.C.
P01327
1164
C
M
H
1917
vina
2497
Parthasarathy, N.C.
P01327
1164
C
M
H
1917
vina
0772
Parvathavardhini
P01328
1165
C
F
H
1935
vina
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
0777
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nikanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
tabla
2502
Parvatkar, Ganpat Nilkanta
P01331
1168
H
M
H
1929
tabla
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
C
M
H
1926
violin
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
H
M
H
1926
violin
0783
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
2510
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
0785
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhav
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
2512
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhas
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
0793
Patra, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
2518
Patro, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
0801
Pichai Kannu Pillai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
2524
Pichai Kannu Pilai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0800
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
2523
Pichaiappa, Mulikkarai Sethu
P01350
1188
C
M
H
1913
nagasvaram
0802
Pichumani, R
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
2525
Pichumani, R.
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
2532
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
2533
Ponnuthai, Madrai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
M
H
1929
nagasvaram
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1926
violin
2528
Poona Rao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1927
violin
0818
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
2545
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
F
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
2548
Punjadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0830
Puttaswamayya, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
2553
Puttaswamiah, T.M.
P01373
1211
C
M
H
1904
mridangam
0833
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
2557
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
P01376
1214
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
0835
Radhakrishnan, Trichr P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1926
2559
Radhakrishnan, Trichur P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1932
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
2560
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
2564
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1918
nagasvaram
0843
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2567
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
P01387
1225
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
ghatam
2569
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
P01389
1227
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
0847
Raghuveeran, G.S.
P01390
1228
C
M
H
1920
violin
2572
Raghuveeran, G.S.
P01390
1228
C
M
H
1920
violin
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2571
Raghubir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0852
Raja Iyengar K.V.
P01394
1232
C
M
H
1925
violin
2576
Raja Iyengar K.V.
P01394
1232
C
M
H
1925
violin
2578
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi S.
P01395
1233
N/A
M
H
1904
1410
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
2585
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
0861
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
P01399
1237
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
0859
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
2586
Rajam. N.
P06308
1238
H
M
H
1939
violin
0864
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
2592
Rajan, Palladam
P01401
1240
C
M
H
1919
flute
0866
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
P01403
1242
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
2594
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
P01403
1242
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
0867
Rajarao, Behatha
P01404
1243
C
M
H
1912
vina
2595
Rajarao, Behatha
P01404
1243
C
M
H
1912
vina
0868
Rajarethinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
2596
Rajarathinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2598
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
P01409
1248
C
F
H
1939
vina
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
1249
C
M
H
1939
vina
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2605
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0913
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
2665
Ram Narain
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0878
Ramabadran, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
violin
2611
Ramabardan, Vellore T.G.
P01415
1256
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
0879
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916

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