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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P00583
0367
0201
Das, Ram Saran
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00475
0248
1649
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00585
0369
0202
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Schin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00080
0249
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00586
0370
0203
Dasappa, G.R.
C
M
H
1912
P00476
0250
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P05927
0371
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P00477
0251
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
H
F
H
1946
khyal
P00587
0372
0205
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1937
khyal
others
P00478
0252
1653
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P00589
0374
0206
Dasgupta, Sushil
H
M
H
1923
flute
P00480
0254
1654
Bose, Sunil
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00028
0376
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00483
0257
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
C
M
H
1910
violin
P00592
0378
0208
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00484
0258
1656
Brinda, T.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00595
0381
0209
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P06119
0261
1657
Bundu Khan
H
M
H
sitar
P00594
0380
0210
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
H
M
H
1917
others
P00488
0263
1658
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00596
0382
0211
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshanker
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00489
0264
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00092
0383
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00490
0265
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00597
0384
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
vocal
P00494
0269
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00600
0387
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
H
M
H
1926
others
P00496
0271
1662
Chakravartym Bharati
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P06082
0388
0215
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P00495
0270
1663
Chakravarty, Manash
H
M
H
1949
khyal
P00601
0389
0216
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00498
0273
1664
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
others
P06818
0390
0217
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
P00502
0277
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
P00602
0391
0218
Desai, Thakorbhai KhushaLbhai
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00504
0279
1666
Chandra Singh
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00603
0392
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
others
P00503
0278
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00605
0394
0220
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00505
0280
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
C
F
H
1931
violin
P00606
0395
0221
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00506
0281
1669
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00607
0396
0222
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P00507
0282
1670
Chandrappa. S
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00608
0397
0223
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00055
0283
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00609
0398
0224
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00508
0284
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00604
0393
0225
Deshoande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00509
0285
1673
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00613
0402
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00510
0286
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00614
0403
0227
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P00511
0287
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00616
0405
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00512
0288
1676
Changkoti, Keshab
H
M
H
1930
tabla
P00010
0406
0229
Devendrappa, B.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00505
0280
1677
Channakeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P00617
0407
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00514
0290
1678
Channamma, C.
C
F
H
1913
P00618
0408
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00516
0292
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00619
0409
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00518
0294
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00620
0410
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
C
F
H
1926
vocal
P00519
0295
1681
Chatterjee, Prabir Kumar
H
M
H
1948
tabla
P00622
0412
0234
Dhoolji Khan
H
M
M
1902
tabla
P00520
0296
1682
Chatterjje Sankha Kumar
H
M
H
1936
tabla
P00623
0413
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00521
0297
1683
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
O
M
H
1930
P00624
0414
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00522
0298
1684
Chaturvedi, Balji
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
others
P00625
0415
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00523
0299
1685
Chatuvedi, Laxman Prasad
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
P00626
0416
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
H
M
H
1928
flute
P00524
0300
1686
Chaube, Amresh Chandra
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00628
0418
0239
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vichitra vina
P06808
0005
1687
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
others
P00630
0420
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
H
F
H
1919
khyal
others
P00525
0301
1688
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00631
0421
0241
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
violin
P00527
0303
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00632
0422
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
H
M
M
1929
tabla
flute
banjo
P00526
0302
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
H
M
H
1929
others
P00571
0355
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00528
0304
1691
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00026
0426
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00038
0306
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00635
0425
0245
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
C
M
H
1920
vina
P00530
0307
1693
Chavda, Kishan Singh
H
M
H
1904
tabla
pakhavaj
P00637
0428
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00531
0308
1694
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P00637
0428
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00532
0309
1695
Chellam Iyenger, Salem D.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00035
0429
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00535
0312
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P00638
0430
0249
Duraikkannu, N.K.
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00534
0311
1697
Chellappa Panicker K.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P00591
0377
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
violin
P00533
0310
1698
Chellappa K. (Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram