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 - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00512
0228
0288
Changkoti, Keshab
H
M
H
1930
tabla
P00511
0227
0287
Chandrasekhariah, R.
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
P00510
0161
0286
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00510
0226
0286
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00509
0225
0285
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00508
1342
0284
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
P00508
0224
0284
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
P00055
0223
0283
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00507
0222
0282
Chandrappa. S
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
P00506
0160
0281
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00506
0221
0281
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00505
1343
0280
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
P00505
0220
0280
Chandrakala, B.S.
C
F
H
1931
violin
P00505
0229
0280
Channakeshaviah, Natanahalli
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
P00504
0218
0279
Chandra Singh
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
P00503
0159
0278
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00503
0219
0278
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00502
0217
0277
Chanda Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
P00501
0158
0276
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00500
0157
0275
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
H
M
M
1898
khyal
P00499
0252
0274
Chamma Khan
H
M
M
1927
tabla
P00498
1341
0273
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
Vocal
P00498
0216
0273
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
Others
P00497
0156
0272
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
P00497
0364
0272
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
P00496
0214
0271
Chakravartym Bharati
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P00495
0215
0270
Chakravarty, Manash
H
M
H
1949
khyal
P00494
1339
0269
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00494
0213
0269
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00493
1338
0268
Chakraborty, Tarapada
H
M
H
1909
khyal
P00492
0155
0267
Chakraborty, Suren
H
M
H
1899
Others
P00491
1337
0266
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
H
M
H
1896
tabla
P00490
0154
0265
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00490
0212
0265
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00489
0153
0264
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00489
0211
0264
Butt. Sanna Allah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00488
0152
0263
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00488
0210
0263
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00089
0151
0262
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
P06119
0150
0261
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P06119
0209
0261
Bundu Khan
H
M
H
sitar
P00486
0355
0260
Bubolia, Uma Rani
H
F
H
1936
Others
P00485
0354
0259
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
H
M
H
1929
others
P00484
1336
0258
Brinda, T
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
P00484
0208
0258
Brinda, T.
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
P00483
0149
0257
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
C
M
H
1909
violin
P00483
0207
0257
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
C
M
H
1910
violin
P00482
0148
0256
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
P00481
0147
0255
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00481
1515
0255
Sunil K. Bose
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
P00480
0206
0254
Bose, Sunil
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00479
0146
0253
Bose, Joya
H
F
H
1941
sitar
P00478
0145
0252
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00478
0205
0252
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
P00477
0204
0251
Bordoli Kalpana
H
F
H
1946
khyal
P00476
0144
0250
Bordolayee, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00476
0203
0250
Bordolai, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00080
0143
0249
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00080
0202
0249
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00475
0142
0248
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00475
0201
0248
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00474
0141
0247
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00474
0200
0247
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00473
0199
0246
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
H
M
H
1955
khyal
P00472
0168
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
P00472
0251
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
P00471
0140
0244
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
P00471
0197
0244
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
P00470
0198
0243
Biswas Joya
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P00469
0139
0242
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00469
0196
0242
Biswas Anil
H
M
H
1914
Others
P00014
0138
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00014
0195
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00468
0194
0240
Bisht,Krishna
H
M
H
1944
khyal
P00467
0193
0239
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
P00466
0137
0238
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
Others
P00466
0192
0238
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
Others
P00465
0191
0237
Bilagi Pyarabai
H
F
H
1899
Others
P00464
0135
0236
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00464
0189
0236
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00463
0136
0235
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00463
0190
0235
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00462
0134
0234
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
P00462
0188
0234
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
P00461
0186
0233
Bhowmik Ila
H
F
H
khyal
Others
P00460
0187
0232
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00459
0185
0231
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
P00458
0133
0230
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00458
0184
0230
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00457
1152
0229
Rajeswari, G.K.
C
M
H
1947
Vocal
P00456
1140
0228
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00455
1134
0227
Rajagopalan, B.R.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00454
1129
0226
Raja Rao, L.
C
M
H
1909
vina
P00453
1125
0225
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00452
1122
0224
Raghu, Palghat R.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P00451
1411
0223
Rajamannar, P.V.
O
M
H
1901
P00450
1323
0222
Sathyanarayana, R.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00449
1017
0221
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
C
M
H
1922
mursing
P00448
1015
0220
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
P00447
0132
0219
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium

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