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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P00415
0186
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P00418
0189
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00488
0263
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00419
0190
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00489
0264
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00421
0192
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00490
0265
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00422
0193
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00492
0267
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
H
M
H
1899
others
P00424
0195
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
tabla
pakhavaj
guitar
P00497
0272
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
O
M
H
1895
vocal
P00425
0196
1605
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00500
0275
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
H
M
M
1898
khyal
P00426
0197
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00501
0276
0158
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00428
0199
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00503
0278
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00427
0198
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00506
0281
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00292
0050
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1942
others
P00510
0286
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P06817
0112
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P00514
0290
0162
Channamma, G.
C
F
H
1913
vocal
P00285
0040
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00525
0301
0163
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00430
0201
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00022
0046
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00435
0206
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
H
M
H
1920
tabla
sitar
P00038
0306
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00530
0307
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
H
M
H
1904
tabla
pakhavaj
P06816
0015
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00432
0203
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00535
0312
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P00433
0204
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00472
0245
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
P00536
0313
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P00397
0168
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00436
0207
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00539
0316
0170
Chhaya, Pushpa
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00437
0208
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P00012
0318
0171
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00414
0185
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00542
0320
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
P00438
0209
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P00541
0319
0173
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00439
0210
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00544
0322
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
C
M
H
1880
violin
P00440
0211
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P00546
0324
0175
Chitra Gupta
O
M
H
1919
P00441
0212
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
928
khyal
P00548
0328
0176
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
P00442
0213
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00025
0326
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
P00443
0214
1626
Bhil Divaliben
H
M
H
1942
others
P00550
0330
0178
Chokkamma, N.
C
F
H
1922
vina
P00444
0215
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00553
0333
0179
Chorghade, Vimal L.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P06203
0216
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00556
0336
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
O
F
H
1937
vocal
P00446
0217
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00558
0338
0181
Chowdhuri, Pruya Lal
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
P00041
0218
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P06042
0341
0182
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
P06047
0342
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P00447
0219
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
P00079
0344
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
P00458
0230
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00561
0345
0185
Dakshinamoorthy, Kovai R.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00459
0231
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
P00562
0346
0186
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
C
M
H
1924
tavil
P00461
0233
1634
Bhowmik Ila
H
F
H
khyal
others
P00563
0347
0187
Dakshinamurthy, B.
C
M
H
1928
violin
P00460
0232
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00565
0349
0188
Dakshinamurty, V.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P00462
0234
1636
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P00564
0348
0189
Dakshinamurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
P00464
0236
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00567
0351
0190
Damle, Anant Shankar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00463
0235
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00566
0350
0191
Damdamani Desigar, Murugayya
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00465
0237
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
H
F
H
1899
others
P00569
0353
0192
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P00466
0238
1640
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
others
P00570
0354
0193
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
O
M
M
1931
P00467
0239
1641
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
others
P00573
0357
0194
Das, Anandi Ram
O
M
H
1909
vocal
P00468
0240
1642
Bisht,Krishna
H
M
H
1944
khyal
P00574
0358
0195
Das, Balkrishna
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00014
0241
1643
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00575
0359
0196
Das, Gunada
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P00469
0242
1644
Biswas Anil
H
M
H
1914
others
P00577
0361
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
H
M
H
1903
tabla
esraj
violin
P00471
0244
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00578
0362
0198
Das, Khagendra Nath
H
M
H
1961
khyal
P00470
0243
1646
Biswas Joya
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P00581
0365
0199
Das, Mira
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00473
0246
1647
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
H
M
H
1955
khyal
P00582
0366
0200
Das, Raghab Chandra
O
M
H
1919
P00474
0247
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal