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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
P00419
0190
H
M
H
1910
khyal
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
1605
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1942
Others
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
0112
H
M
H
1917
tabla
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
P00438
0209
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1636
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1641
Binapani Misra
P00467
0239
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
1642
Bisht,Krishna
P00468
0240
H
M
H
1944
khyal
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1647
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
P00473
0246
H
M
H
1955
khyal
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1649
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
P00477
0251
H
F
H
1946
khyal
1653
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
1654
Bose, Sunil
P00480
0254
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1910
violin
1656
Brinda, T.
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
1658
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
P00488
0263
C
M
H
1898
violin
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1662
Chakravartym Bharati
P00496
0271
H
M
H
1946
khyal
1663
Chakravarty, Manash
P00495
0270
H
M
H
1949
khyal
1664
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Others
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
P00502
0277
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
1666
Chandra Singh
P00504
0279
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
P00505
0280
C
F
H
1931
violin
1669
Chandramouli, Kerlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1670
Chandrappa. S
P00507
0282
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1673
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
P00509
0285
C
M
H
1905
vina
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
P00511
0287
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1676
Changkoti, Keshab
P00512
0288
H
M
H
1930
tabla
1677
Channakeshaviah, Natanahalli
P00505
0280
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
1678
Channamma, C.
P00514
0290
C
F
H
1913
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
P00516
0292
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
P00518
0294
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1681
Chatterjee, Prabir Kumar
P00519
0295
H
M
H
1948
tabla
1682
Chatterjje Sankha Kumar
P00520
0296
H
M
H
1936
tabla
1683
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
1684
Chaturvedi, Balji
P00522
0298
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
Others
1685
Chatuvedi, Laxman Prasad
P00523
0299
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
1686
Chaube, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1687
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
Others
1688
Chaubey, S.K. (Rasik)
P00525
0301
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
1691
Chauhan, Laljibhai Virajibhai
P00528
0304
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1693
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1694
Chawda, Nagardas Arjunbhai
P00531
0308
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1695
Chellam Iyenger, Salem D.
P00532
0309
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1697
Chellappa Panicker K.(Haripad Brothers)
P00534
0311
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
1698
Chellappa K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00533
0310
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
1700
Chamma Khan
P00499
0274
H
M
M
1927
tabla

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