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
1557
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
P00354
0121
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1547
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
P00355
0122
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0074
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
P00356
0123
H
M
M
1913
khyal
1548
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
P00357
0124
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0076
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1550
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.V.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1563
Balakrishna Iyengar T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1552
Balakrishnan, Pailakondiahm P
P00361
0128
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0080
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1554
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0081
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
P05924
0131
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1323
Balasaraswati, T.
P00364
0132
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
1555
Balasaraswati, T.
P00364
0132
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
1559
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
P00366
0134
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0083
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
P00367
0135
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1560
Balasubramanyam S
P00369
0137
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
0085
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
1561
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0086
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1562
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1037
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
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
1570
Banerjee, Gopal
P00379
0147
H
M
H
1925
khyal
Others
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
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
P00382
0151
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0096
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
P00383
0152
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
0093
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
P00384
0153
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
Others
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
1326
Banerjee, Tinkari
P00386
0155
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1576
Banerjee, Tinkari
P00386
0155
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
0121
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
P00387
0156
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
Others
0094
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
1577
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0097
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
1578
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
Vocal
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
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
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
P00394
0165
H
M
H
1924
Others
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
P00395
0166
H
F
H
1923
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
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
P00399
0170
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
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
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
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
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
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1270
Venkatarao Dessety
P00434
0205
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
3091
Venkatarao Dessety
P00434
0205
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
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
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
P00438
0209
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
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
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
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal

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