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
P01700
1593
1553
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01701
1235
1554
Varma, L.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
P01701
1594
1554
Varma, I.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P01702
1237
1556
Vasant, Amrit
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P01702
1596
1556
Vasant, Amrit
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P01703
1239
1557
Vasanthakumari T.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P01703
1601
1557
Vasanthakumari T.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P01704
1240
1558
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
P01704
1602
1558
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
P01705
1241
1559
Vasudeva Murthy, R.
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
P01705
1603
1559
Vasudevamurthy, R.
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
P01706
1243
1560
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
P01706
1604
1560
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
N/A
M
H
1911
Vocal
P01707
1242
1561
Vasdevan, Nedungadi T.M.
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
P01707
1605
1561
Vasudevan, Nedungadi
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
P01708
1244
1562
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
viola
P01708
1607
1562
Vedagiri, V.L.
C
M
H
1929
violin
P01709
1245
1563
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01709
1608
1563
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01710
1246
1564
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
H
M
H
908
khyal

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