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
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
0271
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
1838
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
0369
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
M
Others
1918
0380
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
0461
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
0604
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
P00870
0682
O
M
Others
1913
others
2018
Joseph, K. Sebastian
P00873
0685
C
M
Others
1920
harmonium
mridangam
0567
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
Others
1905
khyal
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
P01073
0893
H
M
Others
1920
tabla
0695
Narayana Bhagavathar, N,V,
P01251
1083
C
M
Others
1905
Vocal
0963
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
P01481
1325
C
M
Others
1913
Vocal
1445
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
P01758
1614
O
M
Others
1916
Vocal
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1539
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
1972
Jacob Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
F
O
1918
2271
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
P00870
0682
O
M
O
1913
cello
0407
Joseph, Sebastian K.
P00873
0685
C
M
O
1920
Vocal
1385
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
Others
2213
Lobo, Antsher
P01069
0889
H
M
O
1905
khyal
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
3111
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
3151
Xavier, Fr. Calilo
P01758
1614
O
M
O
1916
Vocal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
0004
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
Others
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
1470
Ahmadali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1928
sarod
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
1475
Akhtar Khan
P00276
0031
H
M
M
1936
sitar
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
sarod
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
1316
Ali Hussaun
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
1482
Ali Hussein
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
Folk music
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
Others
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
tabla
0034
Amir Khan
P05932
0056
H
M
M
1912
khyal
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1945
sarod
0054
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
1520
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
1526
Aruadhati, Sarkar
P00331
0095
C
F
M
1938
Vocal
1528
Asad Ali Khan
P05950
0098
H
M
M
1937
bin
0062
Ata Hussain Khan(Ratan)
P00335
0100
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
1530
Ata Hussein Khan(Ratan)
P00335
0100
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
P00345
0111
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
0071
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
1541
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
0073
Bahadur Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1929
sarod
1545
Bahadar Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
2455
Nizami, Afzal Khan
P00353
0120
H
M
M
1929
khyal
0074
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
P00356
0123
H
M
M
1913
khyal
0093
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
P00384
0153
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
Others
0106
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
M
1917
vina
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1636
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
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
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal

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