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
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
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
P00540
0317
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
P00542
0320
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
0182
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
P06042
0341
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
0193
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1763
Dayal Singh
P00598
0385
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
0222
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
P00607
0396
H
M
M
1918
khyal
0234
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1788
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
1797
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
P00633
0423
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
1810
Faquir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
M
1933
tabla
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
P00646
0438
H
M
M
1947
sarod
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
1837
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
0279
Ghulam Ahemed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
P00692
0487
H
M
M
1928
sitar
0281
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
H
M
M
1907
santur
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
1862
Ghulam Quadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal

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