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
1549
Balachander S
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
0101
Barve, Manahar G.
P00396
0167
H
M
H
1910
khyal
1550
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.V.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1551
Balakrishna, Calakudy N.S.
P00360
0127
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1552
Balakrishnan, Pailakondiahm P
P00361
0128
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1553
Balakrishnier, Madras
P00362
0129
C
M
H
1888
violin
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
P00405
0176
H
F
H
1914
Others
1554
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0106
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
M
1917
vina
1555
Balasaraswati, T.
P00364
0132
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1556
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
P00365
0133
C
M
H
1917
violin
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1557
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
P00354
0121
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1558
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1559
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
P00366
0134
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
1560
Balasubramanyam S
P00369
0137
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
1561
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1562
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1563
Balakrishna Iyengar T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
P00423
0194
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0117
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1566
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
P00375
0143
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1567
Banerjee, Amiya Ranjan
P00376
0144
H
F
H
9127
khyal
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1937
Others
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1569
Banerjee, Birendranath
P00378
0146
H
M
H
1918
sarod
0121
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
P00387
0156
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
Others
1570
Banerjee, Gopal
P00379
0147
H
M
H
1925
khyal
Others
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
1571
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
1572
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
Others
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
P00382
0151
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1576
Banerjee, Tinkari
P00386
0155
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1577
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1578
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
1581
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1908
khyal
Others
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
P00394
0165
H
M
H
1924
Others
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
P00395
0166
H
F
H
1923
Others
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
P00399
0170
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0139
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
0148
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
P00482
0256
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
0149
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1909
violin
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar

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