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
1528
Asad Ali Khan
P05950
0098
H
M
M
1937
bin
0080
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
1527
Arya, Kantilal Purshottamdas
P00333
0097
H
F
H
1913
khyal
0079
Balakrishnier, Madras
P00362
0129
C
M
H
1888
violin
1526
Aruadhati, Sarkar
P00331
0095
C
F
M
1938
Vocal
0078
Balakrishnan, P.
P00361
0128
C
M
H
1914
violin
1525
Arunachalaiah, A
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
0077
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
P00360
0127
C
M
H
1931
violin
flute
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
0076
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
Vocal
1523
Araviadakshan M.K.
P00330
0093
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
0075
Blachander, S.
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
1522
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0074
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
P00356
0123
H
M
M
1913
khyal
1521
Appalaswamy Naid, Kota
P00327
0090
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
0073
Bahadur Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1929
sarod
1520
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
0072
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
0071
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
P00323
0086
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
0070
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1517
Annamalai, Ayyasamy Pillai, Thiruvavaduthrai
P00322
0084
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
P00345
0111
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
1516
Anikiah, Uppalapati
P00320
0082
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
0068
Azambai Hukkeri
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
1515
Anjaneya Sastry(Prakhya)
P00321
0083
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
0067
Azambai, Dadasaheb Pisal
P00343
0109
H
F
H
1904
khyal
1514
Andharia, Rasiklal Govindji
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0066
Ayyamani Lyer, C.K.,
P00341
0107
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
1513
Andharia, Babubhai Govindji
P00317
0079
H
F
H
1919
khyal
0065
Atre, Vishnu Shamrao
P00337
0103
H
M
H
1903
khyal
1512
Andhare Vasant
P00316
0078
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
P05988
0102
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
1511
Anasuya Devi, A.
P00313
0075
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0063
Athavale, Vinayak Ramcandra
P00336
0101
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1510
Anasuya, H.S.
P00314
0076
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0062
Ata Hussain Khan(Ratan)
P00335
0100
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
1509
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0061
Arya, Kantilal Purushottamdas
P00333
0097
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1508
Ananthaswamy, Mysore
P00312
0074
C
M
H
1923
mridangam
0060
Arunachalaiah, A.
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
1507
Anantharao, V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
1506
Anantharamy, N.V.
P00310
0072
C
M
H
1933
vina
0058
Aravindakshan, M.K.
P00330
0093
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
1505
Anantharamier, Parur S
P00309
0071
C
M
H
1911
violin
0057
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
1504
Anantharamarao. Kavuru
P00308
0070
C
M
H
1932
violin
0056
Appala Swamy Naidu, Kota
P00327
0090
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
1503
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
1502
Ananthapadmanabha Rao: N
P00307
0068
C
M
H
1942
Vocal
0054
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
1501
Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan
P00306
0067
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0053
Annaswami Bhagawatar, D.
P00324
0087
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1500
Ananthakrishnan, Awamimalai
P00305
0066
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0052
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
1499
Ananthakrishna Sarma, Rallapalli
P00304
0065
C
M
H
1893
Vocal
0051
Ankiah, Uppalapati
P00320
0082
C
M
H
1914
Vocal
1498
Ananth, S.V.
P00303
0064
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
0050
Angappan, Perambalur N.
P00319
0081
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
1497
Amrutphali, Sadashiv Rao R.
P00300
0061
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0049
AndhaRia, Rasikal G.
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1496
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0048
Andharia, Babubhai Govindji
P00317
0079
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1495
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
P05877
0059
H
F
H
1931
khyal
0047
Anasuya Devi, A.
P00313
0075
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1945
sarod
0046
Anasuya, H. S.
P00314
0076
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
tabla
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
1492
Amingad, Sushilabhai G
P00297
0055
H
F
H
1925
khyal
0044
Anantharao. V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
1491
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
P00296
0054
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0043
Anantharamu, N.V.
P00310
0072
C
M
H
1933
vina
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
0042
Anantharamarao, Kavuru
P00308
0070
C
M
H
1932
violin
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
1488
Ambujam. Raman
P00291
0049
C
M
H
1918
violin
0040
Anathapadmanabha Rao, S
P00315
0077
C
M
H
1919
vina
1487
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
0039
Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan
P00306
0067
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
1486
Amarnath
P06044
0047
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0038
Ananthakrushna Sarma, Rallapalli
P00304
0065
C
M
H
1893
Vocal
violin
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0037
Ananta Swamy
P00302
0063
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
tabla
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
Others
0036
Amrutphali, Sadashiv Rao R.
P00300
0061
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1482
Ali Hussein
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
0034
Amir Khan
P05932
0056
H
M
M
1912
khyal
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
0033
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
P00296
0054
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
Vocal
flute
ochestration
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
P00280
0035
C
F
H
1933
violin
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla

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