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
0049
AndhaRia, Rasikal G.
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1514
Andharia, Rasiklal Govindji
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0057
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1522
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
0061
Arya, Kantilal Purushottamdas
P00333
0097
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1527
Arya, Kantilal Purshottamdas
P00333
0097
H
F
H
1913
khyal
0063
Athavale, Vinayak Ramcandra
P00336
0101
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1531
Athavale, V.R.
P00336
0101
H
M
H
1918
khyal
Others
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
P05988
0102
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
1532
Atra, Prabha
P05988
0102
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
0065
Atre, Vishnu Shamrao
P00337
0103
H
M
H
1903
khyal
1533
Atre, Vishau Shamarao
P00337
0103
H
F
H
1903
khyal
1060
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
1534
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
2850
Sharma, Tulsidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
1536
Awasthi, Surendra Shanlar
P00339
0105
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0068
Azambai Hukkeri
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
1538
Azambai Hukker
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
Others
0067
Azambai, Dadasaheb Pisal
P00343
0109
H
F
H
1904
khyal
1537
Azmbai, Dadasaheb Pisal
P00343
0109
H
F
H
1904
khyal
Others
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
P00345
0111
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
0072
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
1542
Badkar, Mirabai
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
0579
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
1544
Badshah Makarand Satya Prasad
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
bin
sitar
2232
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
P00350
0117
H
M
H
1912
khyal
1322
Begchi, Anil
P00351
0118
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others
1546
Bagchi, Anil
P00351
0118
H
M
H
1908
khyal
Others
2455
Nizami, Afzal Khan
P00353
0120
H
M
M
1929
khyal
1547
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
P00355
0122
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0074
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
P00356
0123
H
M
M
1913
khyal
1548
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
P00357
0124
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0085
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
1561
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0086
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1562
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1567
Banerjee, Amiya Ranjan
P00376
0144
H
F
H
9127
khyal
1570
Banerjee, Gopal
P00379
0147
H
M
H
1925
khyal
Others
0091
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
khyal
0092
Banerjee, Prasum
P00382
0151
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
P00382
0151
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0096
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
P00383
0152
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
0094
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
1577
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
P05928
0163
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
0100
Barodekar, Kamalabai
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1909
khyal
Others
1581
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1908
khyal
Others
0101
Barve, Manahar G.
P00396
0167
H
M
H
1910
khyal
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
P00419
0190
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
P00422
0193
H
M
H
1914
khyal
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
P00423
0194
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
P00431
0202
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
P00438
0209
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
0132
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Ekalawya, Shuddhasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
khyal
harmonium
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
P00453
0225
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1641
Binapani Misra
P00467
0239
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
1642
Bisht,Krishna
P00468
0240
H
M
H
1944
khyal
1647
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
P00473
0246
H
M
H
1955
khyal
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
P00477
0251
H
F
H
1946
khyal
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1653
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
1654
Bose, Sunil
P00480
0254
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
2963
Sunil K. Bose
P00481
0255
H
M
H
1924
khyal
Others
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
P00493
0268
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal

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