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
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
P00323
0086
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
1526
Aruadhati, Sarkar
P00331
0095
C
F
M
1938
Vocal
1527
Arya, Kantilal Purshottamdas
P00333
0097
H
F
H
1913
khyal
1532
Atra, Prabha
P05988
0102
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
1533
Atre, Vishau Shamarao
P00337
0103
H
F
H
1903
khyal
0068
Azambai Hukkeri
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
1538
Azambai Hukker
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
Others
0067
Azambai, Dadasaheb Pisal
P00343
0109
H
F
H
1904
khyal
1537
Azmbai, Dadasaheb Pisal
P00343
0109
H
F
H
1904
khyal
Others
0072
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
1542
Badkar, Mirabai
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
0080
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1554
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1323
Balasaraswati, T.
P00364
0132
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
1555
Balasaraswati, T.
P00364
0132
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
0088
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
P00375
0143
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
1566
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
P00375
0143
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
1567
Banerjee, Amiya Ranjan
P00376
0144
H
F
H
9127
khyal
0091
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
khyal
1572
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
Others
0092
Banerjee, Prasum
P00382
0151
H
F
H
1926
khyal
0094
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
1577
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0099
Bari Moti Bai
P00391
0161
H
F
H
1901
Others
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
0100
Barodekar, Kamalabai
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1909
khyal
Others
1581
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1908
khyal
Others
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
P00395
0166
H
F
H
1923
Others
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
P00405
0176
H
F
H
1914
Others
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0117
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1605
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
P00438
0209
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
2463
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
P00448
0220
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1641
Binapani Misra
P00467
0239
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
P00477
0251
H
F
H
1946
khyal
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1653
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
1336
Brinda, T
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1656
Brinda, T.
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
P00505
0280
C
F
H
1931
violin
0162
Channamma, G.
P00514
0290
C
F
H
1913
Vocal
1678
Channamma, C.
P00514
0290
C
F
H
1913
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
P00518
0294
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1703
Chhattu, Prem Nath
P00538
0315
H
F
H
1918
sitar
0170
Chhaya, Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1704
Chhaya Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
Others
1709
Chinoy, Usha Romeshchandra
P00545
0323
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1719
Choudhury, Bela
P00549
0329
H
F
H
1942
khyal
Others
0178
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
1715
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
P00557
0337
N/A
F
H
1925
Vocal
1735
Daroowal, Zarin S.
P00572
0356
H
F
H
1946
sarod
0196
Das, Gunada
P00575
0359
H
F
H
1939
khyal
1743
Das, Minakshi
P00580
0364
H
F
H
1946
dhrupad
khyal
1744
Das, Mira
P00581
0365
H
F
H
1924
khyal
1752
Dasgupta, Mira
P00588
0373
H
F
H
1944
khyal
0217
Desai, Nidhara
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
P00630
0420
H
F
H
1919
khyal
Others
2270
Master Rattan
P00639
0431
H
F
H
1914
khyal
1435
Sundaramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
F
H
1935
khyal
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1836
Gayathri, Vasanthasobha Gudimetla
P00670
0463
C
F
H
1959
vina
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
P00672
0465
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
P05977
0483
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
P00689
0484
H
F
H
1922
khyal
Others
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal

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