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
1553
Balakrishnier, Madras
P00362
0129
C
M
H
1888
violin
0082
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
P00365
0133
C
M
H
1917
violin
1556
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
P00365
0133
C
M
H
1917
violin
0084
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
1558
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
others
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1569
Banerjee, Birendranath
P00378
0146
H
M
H
1918
sarod
0090
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
1571
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
P00390
0159
H
M
H
1889
sitar
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
0103
Bavle, Bhanudas Mukundarao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1588
Bayle, Bhanudas Mukundrao
P00401
0172
H
M
H
1930
dilruba
tabla
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
P00403
0174
H
M
H
1917
tabla
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
0106
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
M
1917
vina
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
P00414
0185
C
M
H
1924
violin
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
P00417
0188
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0308
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
0117
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1605
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
P00449
0221
C
M
H
1922
mursing
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
2570
Raghu, Palghat R.
P00452
0224
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2577
Raja Rao, L.
P00454
0226
C
M
H
1909
vina
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1636
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
0139
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1649
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
P00475
0248
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
0149
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1909
violin
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1910
violin
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
P00488
0263
C
M
H
1898
violin
1658
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
P00488
0263
C
M
H
1898
violin
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
P00491
0266
H
M
H
1896
tabla
1700
Chamma Khan
P00499
0274
H
M
M
1927
tabla
0158
Chanda Hussain
P00501
0276
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
P00502
0277
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1667
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
P00505
0280
C
F
H
1931
violin
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
1673
Chandrasekharaiah, Attoney S.
P00509
0285
C
M
H
1905
vina
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
P00510
0286
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang

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