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
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
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2631
Ramalinga Bhagavathar, M.
P01423
1264
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
0892
Ramamurty, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2637
Ramamurthy, Dharmapuri
P01426
1267
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0894
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2640
Ramanathan M.D.
P01428
1269
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0895
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2641
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0896
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2642
Ramanathan, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
P01431
1272
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0898
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2644
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0904
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
2650
Ramaratnam, V.
P01439
1280
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
0907
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
2654
Ramaswamy Iyengar, A.
P01442
1283
C
M
H
1913
Vocal
0908
Ramaswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2655
Ramswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0919
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
2683
Rangaswamy, B.S.
P01449
1291
C
M
H
1924
Vocal
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
0924
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2678
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2690
Rathnam, T.V.
P01454
1296
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0927
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
2692
Ratnam, Thampuran
P01455
1297
C
M
H
1909
Vocal
0937
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2704
Ravamma, Kaviyoor
P01457
1299
C
M
H
1930
Vocal

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