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
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
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
1631
Bhole, Keshav Waman (Shuddasarang)
P00447
0219
H
M
H
1896
harmonium
2463
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
P00448
0220
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
P00449
0221
C
M
H
1922
mursing
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
2570
Raghu, Palghat R.
P00452
0224
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
P00453
0225
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2577
Raja Rao, L.
P00454
0226
C
M
H
1909
vina
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
P00455
0227
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
P00456
0228
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2600
Rajeswari, G.K.
P00457
0229
C
M
H
1947
Vocal
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
0136
Bhutan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1638
Bhuyan, Durgaprasad
P00463
0235
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1642
Bisht,Krishna
P00468
0240
H
M
H
1944
khyal
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
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
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
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
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
P00477
0251
H
F
H
1946
khyal
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
1654
Bose, Sunil
P00480
0254
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0148
Brahaspati, Kalias Chandra Deva
P00482
0256
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
0149
Brahmiah Sastry, Sistu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1909
violin
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1910
violin
1336
Brinda, T
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1656
Brinda, T.
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
Vocal
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
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
P00491
0266
H
M
H
1896
tabla
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
P00492
0267
H
M
H
1899
Others
1338
Chakraborty, Tarapada
P00493
0268
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
1663
Chakravarty, Manash
P00495
0270
H
M
H
1949
khyal
1662
Chakravartym Bharati
P00496
0271
H
M
H
1946
khyal
0156
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1812
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
Vocal
1341
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Vocal
1664
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Others
1700
Chamma Khan
P00499
0274
H
M
M
1927
tabla
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
P00500
0275
H
M
M
1898
khyal
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
1666
Chandra Singh
P00504
0279
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1343
Channkeshaviah, Natanahalli
P00505
0280
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
1668
Chandrakala, B.S.
P00505
0280
C
F
H
1931
violin
1677
Channakeshaviah, Natanahalli
P00505
0280
C
M
H
1895
Vocal
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
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
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
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
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
P00511
0287
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1676
Changkoti, Keshab
P00512
0288
H
M
H
1930
tabla
1269
Venkataramiah, K.S.(Papa)
P00513
0289
C
M
H
1901
violin

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