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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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
P00447
0219
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
P00446
0217
0130
Bholanath Prassana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00446
0217
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00444
0215
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00443
0214
1626
Bhil Divaliben
H
M
H
1942
others
P00442
0213
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00442
0213
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00441
0212
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
929
khyal
P00441
0212
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
928
khyal
P00440
0211
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P00439
0210
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00439
0210
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00438
0209
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P00437
0208
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
others
P00437
0208
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P00436
0207
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00435
0206
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
H
M
H
1920
tabla
sitar
P00434
0205
1270
Venkatarao Dessety
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00434
0205
3091
Venkatarao Dessety
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00433
0204
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00433
0204
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00432
0203
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00431
0202
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00431
0202
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P00430
0201
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00429
0200
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00428
0199
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00427
0198
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00427
0198
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00426
0197
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00426
0197
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00425
0196
0117
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00425
0196
1605
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00424
0195
0308
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0195
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
tabla
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0195
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P00423
0194
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
others
P00422
0193
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00422
0193
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00421
0192
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00421
0192
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00420
0191
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00419
0190
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00418
0189
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00418
0189
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00417
0188
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
P00416
0187
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
C
M
H
1936
violin
P00415
0186
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00415
0186
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00414
0185
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00414
0185
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00413
0184
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
others
P00413
0184
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
others
P00412
0183
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
H
M
H
1908
surbahar
sitar
P00412
0183
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
H
M
H
1907
surbahar
sitar
P00411
0182
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
H
M
H
1928
others
P00411
0182
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
H
M
H
1928
others
P00410
0181
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00410
0181
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00409
0180
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00409
0180
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
H
M
H
tabla
P00408
0179
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00408
0179
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00407
0178
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P00406
0177
0106
Behera, Narayan
C
M
M
1917
vina
P00406
0177
1590
Behera, Narayan
C
M
H
1817
vina
P00405
0176
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
H
F
H
1914
others
P00404
0175
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
O
M
H
1909
P00403
0174
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P00402
0173
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P00402
0173
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P00401
0172
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
H
M
H
1930
tabla
dilruba
P00401
0172
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
H
M
H
1930
tabla
dilruba
P00400
0171
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00399
0170
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00398
0169
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00397
0168
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00397
0168
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00396
0167
0101
Barve, Manahar G.
H
M
H
1910
khyal

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