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
P00389
0130
0158
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
P00446
0130
0217
Bholanath Prassana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00388
0129
0157
Bangari Bai
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
P06203
0129
0216
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00386
0128
0155
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
P00442
0128
0213
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00385
0127
0154
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
Others
P00441
0127
0212
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
929
khyal
P00382
0126
0151
Banerjee, Prasun
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
P00439
0126
0210
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00071
0125
0150
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00414
0125
0185
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00381
0124
0149
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
Others
P00433
0124
0204
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0123
0015
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
P00380
0123
0148
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00379
0122
0147
Banerjee, Gopal
H
M
H
1925
khyal
Others
P00429
0122
0200
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00378
0121
0146
Banerjee, Birendranath
H
M
H
1918
sarod
P00387
0121
0156
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
Others
P00292
0120
0050
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1937
Others
P00377
0120
0145
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00376
0119
0144
Banerjee, Amiya Ranjan
H
F
H
9127
khyal
P00427
0119
0198
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00375
0118
0143
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00426
0118
0197
Bhatt, Mannulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00374
0117
0142
Bandyopadhyaya, S
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00425
0117
0196
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00373
0116
0141
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
P00423
0116
0194
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
P00359
0115
0126
Balakrishna Iyengar T.K.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P00422
0115
0193
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00371
0114
0139
Bali, Madan Lal
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00421
0114
0192
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00370
0113
0138
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00415
0113
0186
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00369
0112
0137
Balasubramanyam S
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
P00416
0112
0187
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
C
M
H
1936
violin
P00366
0111
0134
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
P00412
0111
0183
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
P00368
0110
0136
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00411
0110
0182
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
H
M
H
1928
Others
P00354
0109
0121
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
P00410
0109
0181
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00365
0108
0133
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
C
M
H
1917
violin
P00409
0108
0180
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00364
0107
0132
Balasaraswati, T.
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
P00408
0107
0179
Bhagavathi, T.S.
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00363
0106
0130
Balambal, J.
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00406
0106
0177
Behera, Narayan
C
M
M
1917
vina
P00362
0105
0129
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P00405
0105
0176
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
H
F
H
1914
Others
P00361
0104
0128
Balakrishnan, Pailakondiahm P
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
P00402
0104
0173
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
P00360
0103
0127
Balakrishna, Calakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
P00401
0103
0172
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
P00359
0102
0126
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.V.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P06804
0102
0160
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00358
0101
0125
Balachander S
C
M
H
1927
vina
P00396
0101
0167
Barve, Manahar G.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00357
0100
0124
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00393
0100
0164
Barodekar, Kamalabai
H
F
H
1909
khyal
Others
P00355
0099
0122
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00391
0099
0161
Bari Moti Bai
H
F
H
1901
Others
P00351
0098
0118
Bagchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others
P00390
0098
0159
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
H
M
H
1889
sitar
P00352
0097
0119
Bahadar Khan
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
P00389
0097
0158
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
P00350
0096
0117
Badshah Makarand Satya Prasad
H
M
H
1912
khyal
bin
sitar
P00383
0096
0152
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
P00349
0095
0116
Badri Maharaj
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00385
0095
0154
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
Others
P00348
0094
0115
Badkar, Mirabai
H
F
H
1916
khyal
P00388
0094
0157
Bangari Bai
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
P00347
0093
0114
Babu Khan Alwarwale
H
M
M
1929
tabla
P00384
0093
0153
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
Others
P00346
0092
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
kanjira
jaltarang
P00382
0092
0151
Banerjee, Prasum
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P00344
0091
0110
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00381
0091
0149
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00342
0090
0108
Azambai Hukker
H
F
H
1930
khyal
Others
P00380
0090
0148
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00343
0089
0109
Azmbai, Dadasaheb Pisal
H
F
H
1904
khyal
Others
P00377
0089
0145
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00339
0088
0105
Awasthi, Surendra Shanlar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00375
0088
0143
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00341
0087
0107
Ayyamani Oyer, C.K.
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
P00374
0087
0142
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
P00338
0086
0104
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
P00371
0086
0139
Bali, Madan Lal
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00337
0085
0103
Atre, Vishau Shamarao
H
F
H
1903
khyal
P00370
0085
0138
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P05988
0084
0102
Atra, Prabha
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
P00368
0084
0136
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00336
0083
0101
Athavale, V.R.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
Others
P00367
0083
0135
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P00335
0082
0100
Ata Hussein Khan(Ratan)
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
P00365
0082
0133
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
C
M
H
1917
violin
P00334
0081
0099
Aswathanarayana Sastry H.K.
C
M
H
1921
violin
P05924
0081
0131
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
C
M
H
1930
Vocal

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