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
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
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
P00453
0225
H
M
H
1921
khyal
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
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
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
1642
Bisht,Krishna
P00468
0240
H
M
H
1944
khyal
0139
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1647
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
P00473
0246
H
M
H
1955
khyal
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
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
1654
Bose, Sunil
P00480
0254
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
2963
Sunil K. Bose
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
0148
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
P00482
0256
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
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
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
P00492
0267
H
M
H
1899
Others
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
P00493
0268
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1663
Chakravarty, Manash
P00495
0270
H
M
H
1949
khyal
1662
Chakravartym Bharati
P00496
0271
H
M
H
1946
khyal
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1341
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Vocal
1664
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Others
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
P00500
0275
H
M
M
1898
khyal
1666
Chandra Singh
P00504
0279
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1343
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
P00505
0280
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
1677
Channakeshaviah, Natanahalli
P00505
0280
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1669
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1670
Chandrappa. S
P00507
0282
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
P00511
0287
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
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
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
Vocal
1683
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
1684
Chaturvedi, Balji
P00522
0298
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
Others
1685
Chatuvedi, Laxman Prasad
P00523
0299
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
1345
Chaubey, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1686
Chaube, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0163
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
P00525
0301
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1688
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
P00525
0301
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
1347
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1691
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
1348
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1694
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1695
Chellam Iyenger, Salem D.
P00532
0309
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
0170
Chhaya, Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
khyal

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