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

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