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: Personal ID - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P00512
0288
1676
Changkoti, Keshab
H
M
H
1930
tabla
P00511
0287
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00510
0286
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00510
0286
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00509
0285
1673
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00508
0284
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00508
0284
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00055
0283
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00507
0282
1670
Chandrappa. S
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00506
0281
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00506
0281
1669
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00505
0280
1343
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P00505
0280
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
C
F
H
1931
violin
P00505
0280
1677
Channakeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
vocal
P00504
0279
1666
Chandra Singh
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00503
0278
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00503
0278
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00502
0277
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
P00501
0276
0158
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00500
0275
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
H
M
M
1898
khyal
P00499
0274
1700
Chamma Khan
H
M
M
1927
tabla
P00498
0273
1341
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
vocal
P00498
0273
1664
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
others
P00497
0272
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
O
M
H
1895
vocal
P00497
0272
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
O
M
H
1895
vocal
P00496
0271
1662
Chakravartym Bharati
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P00495
0270
1663
Chakravarty, Manash
H
M
H
1949
khyal
P00494
0269
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00494
0269
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00493
0268
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P00492
0267
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
H
M
H
1899
others
P00491
0266
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
H
M
H
1896
tabla
P00490
0265
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00490
0265
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00489
0264
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00489
0264
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00488
0263
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00488
0263
1658
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P06119
0261
0150
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P06119
0261
1657
Bundu Khan
H
M
H
sitar
P00486
0260
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
H
F
H
1936
others
P00485
0259
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
H
M
H
1929
others
P00484
0258
1336
Brinda, T
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00484
0258
1656
Brinda, T.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00483
0257
0149
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
C
M
H
1909
violin
P00483
0257
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
C
M
H
1910
violin
P00482
0256
0148
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
P00481
0255
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P00481
0255
2963
Sunil K. Bose
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00480
0254
1654
Bose, Sunil
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00479
0253
0146
Bose, Joya
H
F
H
1941
sitar
P00478
0252
0145
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00478
0252
1653
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P00477
0251
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
H
F
H
1946
khyal
P00476
0250
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00476
0250
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00080
0249
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00080
0249
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00475
0248
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00475
0248
1649
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00474
0247
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00474
0247
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00473
0246
1647
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
H
M
H
1955
khyal
P00472
0245
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
P00472
0245
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
P00471
0244
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00471
0244
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00470
0243
1646
Biswas Joya
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P00469
0242
0139
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00469
0242
1644
Biswas Anil
H
M
H
1914
others
P00014
0241
0138
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00014
0241
1643
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00468
0240
1642
Bisht,Krishna
H
M
H
1944
khyal
P00467
0239
1641
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
others
P00466
0238
0137
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
others
P00466
0238
1640
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
others
P00465
0237
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
H
F
H
1899
others
P00464
0236
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00464
0236
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00463
0235
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00463
0235
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00462
0234
0134
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P00462
0234
1636
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P00461
0233
1634
Bhowmik Ila
H
F
H
khyal
others
P00460
0232
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00459
0231
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
P00458
0230
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00458
0230
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00457
0229
2600
Rajeswari, G.K.
C
M
H
1947
vocal
P00456
0228
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00455
0227
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00454
0226
2577
Raja Rao, L.
C
M
H
1909
vina
P00453
0225
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00452
0224
2570
Raghu, Palghat R.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P00451
0223
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
O
M
H
1901
P00450
0222
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00449
0221
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
C
M
H
1922
mursing
P00448
0220
2463
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
C
F
H
1941
vocal
P00447
0219
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium