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
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
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
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
0178
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
0176
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
0175
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
P00544
0322
C
M
H
1880
violin
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
P00438
0209
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
0173
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
P00542
0320
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
0171
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0170
Chhaya, Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
P00022
0046
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0163
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
P00525
0301
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
0112
H
M
H
1917
tabla
0162
Channamma, G.
P00514
0290
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1942
Others
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
0158
Chanda Hussain
P00501
0276
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
1605
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
P00500
0275
H
M
M
1898
khyal
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
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
P00492
0267
H
M
H
1899
Others
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
P00419
0190
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
P00488
0263
C
M
H
1898
violin
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
0149
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1909
violin
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
0148
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
P00482
0256
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
P00399
0170
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0139
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
P00395
0166
H
F
H
1923
Others
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
P00394
0165
H
M
H
1924
Others
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1581
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1908
khyal
Others
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others

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