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: Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Instrument - Vocal - WWIM ID
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
P01208
1036
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
2359
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
2204
Chanda Hussain
P00501
0276
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0158
Chanda Hussein Khan
P00502
0277
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
1665
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
2721
Iqbat Hussein Khan
P00810
0615
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
1968
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
P01093
0914
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
2238
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
0983
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
2756
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1368
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1863
Abdul Khadar
P06806
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0002
Abdul Kadar
P06806
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
1453
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
0281
Ghulam Jafar Khan
P06819
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
1366
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
1858
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0331
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1859
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
1860
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
2849
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
M
H
1931
santur
2712
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
H
M
M
1907
santur
0283
Butt, Sanna Ullah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
0153
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1659
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
2215
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
tabla
pakhavaj
guitar
1604
Verma, Govindram
P01988
1856
H
M
H
1914
tabla
pakhavaj
3109
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
0306
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
1893
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
1636
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
1386
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
2227
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
tabla
pakhavaj
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
tabla
pakhavaj
1693
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
tabla
pakhavaj
1349
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
3003
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
0308
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
1894
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
1466
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
P00287
0042
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
0024
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
0420
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
1203
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
2034
Misra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
0635
Mitra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
2321
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2489
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
2490
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
0824
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
1921
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
0958
Ayoddhya Prasad
P00340
0106
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
1447
Ramdas
P01874
1736
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
2660
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2549
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
P01097
0918
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
2341
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
1702
Chuttan Lal
P00559
0339
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
1355
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
P00560
0340
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
1724
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
others
harmonium
others
1564
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
P01004
0823
C
M
H
1932
others
0506
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
P00870
0682
O
M
Others
1913
others
0604
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
others
2838
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1908
others
2616
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
C
M
H
1913
others
2887
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
P01189
1016
H
M
H
1886
others
0649
Shivrudrappa, Anekal S.
P01570
1420
C
M
H
1900
others
2863
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1519
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
others
0335
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
1802
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1539
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
0568
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
1268
Venkataramanamurti, Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
3090
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
others
1324
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
1837
Srikanta Iyer, V.
P01923
1787
C
M
H
1920
others
2916
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
P01764
1620
O
M
H
1918
others
0911
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1734
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
P01270
1104
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
P01270
1104
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
2419
Venkaiah, Alluru
P01968
1834
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
3068
Natarajsundaram Pillai, S (Thiruvizhimizhalai Brothers)
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
1401
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
2422
Natarajasundram, M.V.
P01274
1109
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
2421
Dakshinamurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
0189
Dakshinmurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1730
Rajarethinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
0868
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
P00991
0810
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
0500
Rajarathinam, T.S.
P01405
1244
C
M
H
1917
nagasvaram
2596

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