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
0097
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1578
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
P00390
0159
H
M
H
1889
sitar
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
P00394
0165
H
M
H
1924
Others
0101
Barve, Manahar G.
P00396
0167
H
M
H
1910
khyal
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
P00399
0170
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
P00403
0174
H
M
H
1917
tabla
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
0106
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
M
1917
vina
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
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
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
P00417
0188
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
P00419
0190
H
M
H
1910
khyal
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
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
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
P00423
0194
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
0308
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1270
Venkatarao Dessety
P00434
0205
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
3091
Venkatarao Dessety
P00434
0205
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
Others
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
P00449
0221
C
M
H
1922
mursing
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
2570
Raghu, Palghat R.
P00452
0224
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
P00453
0225
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2577
Raja Rao, L.
P00454
0226
C
M
H
1909
vina
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
P00455
0227
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
P00456
0228
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2600
Rajeswari, G.K.
P00457
0229
C
M
H
1947
Vocal
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1636
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
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
1642
Bisht,Krishna
P00468
0240
H
M
H
1944
khyal

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