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
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
1703
Chhattu, Prem Nath
P00538
0315
H
F
H
1918
sitar
1704
Chhaya Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
Others
1705
Chikhalikar, Nikanath Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1706
Chinchore, P.N.
P00543
0321
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
P00540
0317
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
1708
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Others
1709
Chinoy, Usha Romeshchandra
P00545
0323
H
F
H
1929
khyal
1710
Chitra Gupta
P00546
0324
O
M
H
1919
1711
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1712
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1714
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1715
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
1716
Chopra, N.N.
P00551
0331
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1717
Chopra, Vinod Kumar
P00552
0332
H
M
H
1948
tabla
1718
Chorghade, Vimal L
P00553
0333
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
1719
Choudhury, Bela
P00549
0329
H
F
H
1942
khyal
Others
1720
Choudhry, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
1722
Chowdhuri, Priya Lal
P00558
0338
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
1723
Choudaman, A
P00554
0334
C
M
H
1949
Vocal
1724
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
P00560
0340
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1726
Dakshina moorthy. Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1727
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
P00562
0346
C
M
H
1924
tavil
1728
Dakshinamurthy B.
P00563
0347
C
M
H
1928
violin
1729
Dakshinamurthy, V.
P00565
0349
C
M
H
1919
Vocal
1730
Dakshinmurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1731
Damel, Anant Shankar
P00567
0351
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1732
Dandapani, Anayampatty
P00568
0352
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
1733
Dantale, Govindrao
P00569
0353
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1735
Daroowal, Zarin S.
P00572
0356
H
F
H
1946
sarod
1736
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
1737
Das, Balkrishna
P00574
0358
H
M
H
1923
khyal
Others
1738
Das, Gamada
P00575
0359
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1739
Das, Kalipada
P00576
0360
O
M
H
1943
Vocal
1740
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
1741
Das, Khagendra Nath
P00578
0362
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
P00579
0363
H
M
H
1933
Others
1743
Das, Minakshi
P00580
0364
H
F
H
1946
dhrupad
khyal
1744
Das, Mira
P00581
0365
H
F
H
1924
khyal
1745
Raghab Chandra
P01829
1689
H
M
H
1922
Others
1746
Das, Ram Saram
P00583
0367
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1747
Das, Reba
P00584
0368
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
1748
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
P00585
0369
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
1749
Dasappa, G.R.
P00586
0370
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1751
Dasgupta, Krishna
P00587
0372
H
M
H
1938
khyal
Others
1752
Dasgupta, Mira
P00588
0373
H
F
H
1944
khyal
1753
Dasgupta, Sushil
P00589
0374
H
M
H
1923
flute
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
1755
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1756
Datta, Kanai
P00592
0378
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1757
Datta, Rash Behari
P00593
0379
H
M
H
1946
sitar
1758
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
P00595
0381
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
1759
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
1760
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshankar
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
1763
Dayal Singh
P00598
0385
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
1764
Deo, Rajabhau
P00599
0386
H
M
H
1917
khyal
Others
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1766
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1901
khyal
1767
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1768
Desai, Nildhara
0390
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1769
Desai, Thakorbhai Khushalbhai
P00602
0391
H
M
H
1917
khyal
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1771
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
P00605
0394
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1772
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1773
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
P00607
0396
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1774
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
P00608
0397
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1775
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
P00609
0398
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1776
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
P00610
0399
H
M
H
1907
khyal
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
P00611
0400
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
P00612
0401
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1780
Desikachar, V.
P00614
0403
C
M
H
1924
flute
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
P00615
0404
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1788
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
1793
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1800
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina

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