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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P00506
0281
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P00503
0278
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
P00501
0276
0158
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00500
0275
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
H
M
M
1898
khyal
P00497
0272
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
O
M
H
1895
vocal
P00492
0267
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
H
M
H
1899
others
P00490
0265
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00489
0264
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00488
0263
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P06119
0261
0150
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P00483
0257
0149
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
C
M
H
1909
violin
P00482
0256
0148
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
P00481
0255
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P00479
0253
0146
Bose, Joya
H
F
H
1941
sitar
P00478
0252
0145
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00476
0250
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00080
0249
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00475
0248
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00474
0247
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00471
0244
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00469
0242
0139
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00014
0241
0138
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00466
0238
0137
Bina Devi
H
F
H
1932
others
P00463
0235
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00464
0236
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00462
0234
0134
Bhullan Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
P00458
0230
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00447
0219
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
P00041
0218
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P00446
0217
0130
Bholanath Prassana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P06203
0216
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00442
0213
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00441
0212
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
929
khyal
P00439
0210
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00414
0185
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00433
0204
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P06816
0015
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
P00429
0200
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00387
0156
0121
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
others
P00292
0050
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1937
others
P00427
0198
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P00426
0197
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00425
0196
0117
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00423
0194
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
others
P00422
0193
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00421
0192
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00415
0186
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00416
0187
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
C
M
H
1936
violin
P00412
0183
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
H
M
H
1908
surbahar
sitar
P00411
0182
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
H
M
H
1928
others
P00410
0181
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00409
0180
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00408
0179
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00406
0177
0106
Behera, Narayan
C
M
M
1917
vina
P00405
0176
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
H
F
H
1914
others
P00402
0173
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P00401
0172
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
H
M
H
1930
tabla
dilruba
P06804
0160
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00396
0167
0101
Barve, Manahar G.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00393
0164
0100
Barodekar, Kamalabai
H
F
H
1909
khyal
others
P00391
0161
0099
Bari Moti Bai
H
F
H
1901
others
P00390
0159
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
H
M
H
1889
sitar
P00389
0158
0097
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P00383
0152
0096
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
P00385
0154
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
others
P00388
0157
0094
Bangari Bai
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
P00384
0153
0093
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
others
P00382
0151
0092
Banerjee, Prasum
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P00381
0149
0091
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00380
0148
0090
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00377
0145
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00375
0143
0088
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
vocal
P00374
0142
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
P00371
0139
0086
Bali, Madan Lal
H
M
H
1929
khyal
P00370
0138
0085
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00368
0136
0084
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00367
0135
0083
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00365
0133
0082
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
C
M
H
1917
violin
P05924
0131
0081
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
C
M
H
1930
vocal
P00363
0130
0080
Balambal, J.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00362
0129
0079
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P00361
0128
0078
Balakrishnan, P.
C
M
H
1914
violin
P00360
0127
0077
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
C
M
H
1931
flute
violin
P00359
0126
0076
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.K.
C
M
H
1904
vocal
P00358
0125
0075
Blachander, S.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P00356
0123
0074
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
H
M
M
1913
khyal
P00352
0119
0073
Bahadur Khan
H
M
M
1929
sarod
P00348
0115
0072
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
H
F
H
1916
khyal
P00347
0114
0071
Babu Khan Alwarwale
H
M
M
1929
tabla
P00346
0113
0070
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P00345
0111
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
P00342
0108
0068
Azambai Hukkeri
H
F
H
1930
khyal
P00343
0109
0067
Azambai, Dadasaheb Pisal
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00341
0107
0066
Ayyamani Lyer, C.K.,
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
P00337
0103
0065
Atre, Vishnu Shamrao
H
M
H
1903
khyal
P05988
0102
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P00336
0101
0063
Athavale, Vinayak Ramcandra
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00335
0100
0062
Ata Hussain Khan(Ratan)
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
P00333
0097
0061
Arya, Kantilal Purushottamdas
H
M
H
1913
khyal