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

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