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
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
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
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
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
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
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1649
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
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
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
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
P00491
0266
H
M
H
1896
tabla
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
1341
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Vocal
1664
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Others
1700
Chamma Khan
P00499
0274
H
M
M
1927
tabla
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
P00500
0275
H
M
M
1898
khyal
0158
Chanda Hussain
P00501
0276
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
P00502
0277
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1676
Changkoti, Keshab
P00512
0288
H
M
H
1930
tabla
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
P00516
0292
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
P00518
0294
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1681
Chatterjee, Prabir Kumar
P00519
0295
H
M
H
1948
tabla
1682
Chatterjje Sankha Kumar
P00520
0296
H
M
H
1936
tabla
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
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
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
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1693
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1348
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1694
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
tabla
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
P00538
0315
H
M
H
1918
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
0171
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1705
Chikhalikar, Nikanath Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1351
Chinchore, P.N.
P00543
0321
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1706
Chinchore, P.N.
P00543
0321
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1709
Chinoy, Usha Romeshchandra
P00545
0323
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1719
Choudhury, Bela
P00549
0329
H
F
H
1942
khyal
Others
1716
Chopra, N.N.
P00551
0331
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1717
Chopra, Vinod Kumar
P00552
0332
H
M
H
1948
tabla
0179
Chorghade, Vimal L.
P00553
0333
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
1718
Chorghade, Vimal L
P00553
0333
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0181
Chowdhuri, Pruya Lal
P00558
0338
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
1722
Chowdhuri, Priya Lal
P00558
0338
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai

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