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
P00411
0147
0182
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
H
M
H
1928
Others
P00412
0111
0183
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
P00412
0148
0183
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
P00413
1329
0184
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
P00413
0149
0184
Bharadwaj, Harish
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
P00414
0125
0185
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00414
0172
0185
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00415
0113
0186
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00415
0151
0186
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00416
0112
0187
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
C
M
H
1936
violin
P00417
0845
0188
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
P00418
1330
0189
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00418
0152
0189
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00419
0153
0190
Bhatnagar, S.P.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00420
0150
0191
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00421
0114
0192
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00421
0154
0192
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00422
0115
0193
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00422
0155
0193
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00423
0116
0194
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
P00424
0308
0195
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0156
0195
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
P00424
0446
0195
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P00425
0117
0196
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00425
0157
0196
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00426
0118
0197
Bhatt, Mannulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00426
0158
0197
Bhatt, Munnulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00427
0119
0198
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00427
0160
0198
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00428
0159
0199
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00429
0122
0200
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00430
0164
0201
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00431
1178
0202
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00431
1531
0202
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00432
0167
0203
Bhattacharya, Gouri
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00433
0124
0204
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00433
0168
0204
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00434
1270
0205
Venkatarao Dessety
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
P00434
1643
0205
Venkatarao Dessety
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
P00435
0165
0206
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
P00436
0170
0207
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00437
1331
0208
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
Others
P00437
0171
0208
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
P00438
0173
0209
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00439
0126
0210
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00439
0174
0210
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00440
0175
0211
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
P00441
0127
0212
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
929
khyal
P00441
0176
0212
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
928
khyal
P00442
0128
0213
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00442
0177
0213
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00443
0178
0214
Bhil Divaliben
H
M
H
1942
Others
P00444
0179
0215
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P06203
0129
0216
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P06203
0180
0216
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00446
0130
0217
Bholanath Prassana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00446
0181
0217
Bholanath Prasnana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00041
0131
0218
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
P00041
0182
0218
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P00447
0132
0219
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
P00447
0183
0219
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
P00448
1015
0220
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
P00449
1017
0221
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
C
M
H
1922
mursing
P00450
1323
0222
Sathyanarayana, R.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00451
1411
0223
Rajamannar, P.V.
O
M
H
1901
P00452
1122
0224
Raghu, Palghat R.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P00453
1125
0225
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00454
1129
0226
Raja Rao, L.
C
M
H
1909
vina
P00455
1134
0227
Rajagopalan, B.R.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00456
1140
0228
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00457
1152
0229
Rajeswari, G.K.
C
M
H
1947
Vocal
P00458
0133
0230
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00458
0184
0230
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00459
0185
0231
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
P00460
0187
0232
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00461
0186
0233
Bhowmik Ila
H
F
H
khyal
Others
P00462
0134
0234
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
P00462
0188
0234
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
P00463
0136
0235
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00463
0190
0235
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00464
0135
0236
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00464
0189
0236
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00465
0191
0237
Bilagi Pyarabai
H
F
H
1899
Others
P00466
0137
0238
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
Others
P00466
0192
0238
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
Others
P00467
0193
0239
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
P00468
0194
0240
Bisht,Krishna
H
M
H
1944
khyal
P00014
0138
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00014
0195
0241
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00469
0139
0242
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00469
0196
0242
Biswas Anil
H
M
H
1914
Others
P00470
0198
0243
Biswas Joya
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P00471
0140
0244
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
P00471
0197
0244
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
P00472
0168
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
P00472
0251
0245
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
P00473
0199
0246
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
H
M
H
1955
khyal
P00474
0141
0247
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00474
0200
0247
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00475
0142
0248
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla

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