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: Personal ID - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P06203
0180
0216
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00556
0180
0336
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00444
0179
0215
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00553
0179
0333
Chorghade, Vimal L.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
P00443
0178
0214
Bhil Divaliben
H
M
H
1942
Others
P00550
0178
0330
Chokkamma, N.
C
F
H
1922
vina
P00442
0177
0213
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00025
0177
0326
Chitti Abbai, Domada
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
P00441
0176
0212
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
928
khyal
P00548
0176
0328
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
P00440
0175
0211
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
P00546
0175
0324
Chitra Gupta
O
M
H
1919
P00439
0174
0210
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00544
0174
0322
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
C
M
H
1880
violin
P00438
0173
0209
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00541
0173
0319
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P00414
0172
0185
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00542
0172
0320
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
P00437
0171
0208
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
P00012
0171
0318
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00436
0170
0207
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00539
0170
0316
Chhaya, Pushpa
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00397
0169
0168
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
P00536
0169
0313
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P00433
0168
0204
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00472
0168
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
P00432
0167
0203
Bhattacharya, Gouri
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00535
0167
0312
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
0166
0015
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00530
0166
0307
Chavda, Kishan Singh
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
P00435
0165
0206
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
P00038
0165
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00022
0164
0046
Chaubey, Debabrata
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00430
0164
0201
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00285
0163
0040
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00525
0163
0301
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0162
0112
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P00514
0162
0290
Channamma, G.
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
P00292
0161
0050
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1942
Others
P00510
0161
0286
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00427
0160
0198
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00506
0160
0281
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00428
0159
0199
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00503
0159
0278
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00426
0158
0197
Bhatt, Munnulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00501
0158
0276
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00425
0157
0196
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00500
0157
0275
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
H
M
M
1898
khyal
P00424
0156
0195
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
P00497
0156
0272
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
P00422
0155
0193
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00492
0155
0267
Chakraborty, Suren
H
M
H
1899
Others
P00421
0154
0192
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00490
0154
0265
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00419
0153
0190
Bhatnagar, S.P.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00489
0153
0264
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00418
0152
0189
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00488
0152
0263
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00415
0151
0186
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00089
0151
0262
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
P00420
0150
0191
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P06119
0150
0261
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P00413
0149
0184
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
P00483
0149
0257
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
C
M
H
1909
violin
P00412
0148
0183
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
P00482
0148
0256
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
P00411
0147
0182
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
H
M
H
1928
Others
P00481
0147
0255
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00410
0146
0181
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00479
0146
0253
Bose, Joya
H
F
H
1941
sitar
P00409
0145
0180
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
H
M
H
tabla
P00478
0145
0252
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00408
0144
0179
Bhagavathi T.S.
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00476
0144
0250
Bordolayee, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00407
0143
0178
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
P00080
0143
0249
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00406
0142
0177
Behera, Narayan
C
M
H
1817
vina
P00475
0142
0248
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00402
0141
0173
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
P00474
0141
0247
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00401
0140
0172
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
P00471
0140
0244
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
P00399
0139
0170
Basavaraju, V.K.
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
P00469
0139
0242
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00400
0138
0171
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00014
0138
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00398
0137
0169
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00466
0137
0238
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
Others
P06804
0136
0160
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00463
0136
0235
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00395
0135
0166
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
H
F
H
1923
Others
P00464
0135
0236
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00394
0134
0165
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
H
M
H
1924
Others
P00462
0134
0234
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
P00393
0133
0164
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
H
F
H
1908
khyal
Others
P00458
0133
0230
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P05928
0132
0163
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
P00447
0132
0219
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
P00392
0131
0162
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P00041
0131
0218
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others

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