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
P00386
1326
0155
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
P00386
0128
0155
Banerjee, Tinkari
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
P00385
0095
0154
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
Others
P00385
0127
0154
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
Others
P00384
0093
0153
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
Others
P00383
0096
0152
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
P00382
0092
0151
Banerjee, Prasum
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P00382
0126
0151
Banerjee, Prasun
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
P00071
1325
0150
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00071
0125
0150
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00381
0091
0149
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00381
0124
0149
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
Others
P00380
0090
0148
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00380
0123
0148
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00379
0122
0147
Banerjee, Gopal
H
M
H
1925
khyal
Others
P00378
0121
0146
Banerjee, Birendranath
H
M
H
1918
sarod
P00377
0089
0145
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00377
0120
0145
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00376
0119
0144
Banerjee, Amiya Ranjan
H
F
H
9127
khyal
P00375
0088
0143
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00375
0118
0143
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00374
0087
0142
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
P00374
0117
0142
Bandyopadhyaya, S
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00373
1324
0141
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
P00373
0116
0141
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
P00372
1037
0140
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
H
M
H
1936
Others
P00372
1372
0140
Sevak, Arunkant T.
H
M
H
1936
Others
P00371
0086
0139
Bali, Madan Lal
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00371
0114
0139
Bali, Madan Lal
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00370
0085
0138
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00370
0113
0138
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00369
0112
0137
Balasubramanyam S
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
P00368
0084
0136
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00368
0110
0136
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00367
0083
0135
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
P00366
0111
0134
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
P00365
0082
0133
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
C
M
H
1917
violin
P00365
0108
0133
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
C
M
H
1917
violin
P00364
1323
0132
Balasaraswati, T.
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
P00364
0107
0132
Balasaraswati, T.
C
F
H
1918
Vocal
P05924
0081
0131
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
P00363
0080
0130
Balambal, J.
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00363
0106
0130
Balambal, J.
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
P00362
0079
0129
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P00362
0105
0129
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P00361
0078
0128
Balakrishnan, P.
C
M
H
1914
violin
P00361
0104
0128
Balakrishnan, Pailakondiahm P
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
P00360
0077
0127
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
P00360
0103
0127
Balakrishna, Calakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
P00359
0076
0126
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.K.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P00359
0102
0126
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.V.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P00359
0115
0126
Balakrishna Iyengar T.K.
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
P00358
0075
0125
Blachander, S.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P00358
0101
0125
Balachander S
C
M
H
1927
vina
P00357
0100
0124
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00356
0074
0123
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
H
M
M
1913
khyal
P00355
0099
0122
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00354
0109
0121
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
P00353
1007
0120
Nizami, Afzal Khan
H
M
M
1929
khyal
P00352
0073
0119
Bahadur Khan
H
M
M
1929
sarod
P00352
0097
0119
Bahadar Khan
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
P00351
1322
0118
Begchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others
P00351
0098
0118
Bagchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others
P00350
0579
0117
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00350
0096
0117
Badshah Makarand Satya Prasad
H
M
H
1912
khyal
bin
sitar
P00350
0784
0117
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00349
0095
0116
Badri Maharaj
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00348
0072
0115
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
H
F
H
1916
khyal
P00348
0094
0115
Badkar, Mirabai
H
F
H
1916
khyal
P00347
0071
0114
Babu Khan Alwarwale
H
M
M
1929
tabla
P00347
0093
0114
Babu Khan Alwarwale
H
M
M
1929
tabla
P00346
0070
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P00346
0092
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
kanjira
jaltarang
0162
0112
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P00345
0069
0111
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
P00344
1321
0110
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00344
0091
0110
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00343
0067
0109
Azambai, Dadasaheb Pisal
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00343
0089
0109
Azmbai, Dadasaheb Pisal
H
F
H
1904
khyal
Others
P00342
0068
0108
Azambai Hukkeri
H
F
H
1930
khyal
P00342
0090
0108
Azambai Hukker
H
F
H
1930
khyal
Others
P00341
0066
0107
Ayyamani Lyer, C.K.,
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
P00341
0087
0107
Ayyamani Oyer, C.K.
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
P00340
1447
0106
Ayoddhya Prasad
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
P00339
0088
0105
Awasthi, Surendra Shanlar
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00338
1060
0104
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
P00338
0086
0104
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
P00338
1402
0104
Sharma, Tulsidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
P00337
0065
0103
Atre, Vishnu Shamrao
H
M
H
1903
khyal
P00337
0085
0103
Atre, Vishau Shamarao
H
F
H
1903
khyal
P05988
0064
0102
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
P05988
0084
0102
Atra, Prabha
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
P00336
0063
0101
Athavale, Vinayak Ramcandra
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00336
0083
0101
Athavale, V.R.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
Others
P00335
0062
0100
Ata Hussain Khan(Ratan)
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
P00335
0082
0100
Ata Hussein Khan(Ratan)
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
P00334
0081
0099
Aswathanarayana Sastry H.K.
C
M
H
1921
violin
P05950
0080
0098
Asad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1937
bin
P00333
0061
0097
Arya, Kantilal Purushottamdas
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00333
0079
0097
Arya, Kantilal Purshottamdas
H
F
H
1913
khyal

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