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
0139
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1642
Bisht,Krishna
P00468
0240
H
M
H
1944
khyal
1641
Binapani Misra
P00467
0239
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1636
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
P00438
0209
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
Others
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
P00403
0174
H
M
H
1917
tabla
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
0121
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
P00387
0156
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
Others
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1937
Others
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1942
Others
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
0112
H
M
H
1917
tabla
3159
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
0117
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1605
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
P00423
0194
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
P00419
0190
H
M
H
1910
khyal
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
0106
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
M
1917
vina
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
P00405
0176
H
F
H
1914
Others
1322
Begchi, Anil
P00351
0118
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others

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