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: Personal ID - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P06066
1008
0493
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P00699
1367
0495
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00699
0416
0495
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00032
0419
0498
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
P00763
0334
0564
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
P00764
0476
0565
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
P00765
0333
0566
Gulam Hussain
H
M
M
1906
tabla
P00765
0474
0566
Gulam Hussain
H
M
M
1906
tabla
P05949
0342
0578
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
Others
P05949
0486
0578
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
P06213
0343
0579
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P00779
0345
0582
Hamid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
P00779
0490
0582
Hammed Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00798
0509
0603
Hukkeri, Azambai
H
F
M
1928
khyal
P00801
0360
0606
Ikramul Majid
H
M
M
Others
P00801
0512
0606
Ikramul Majid
H
M
M
Others
P00802
0361
0607
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
sitar
P00802
1372
0607
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00802
0513
0607
Illyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P06007
0362
0608
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P06007
0514
0608
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P00804
0515
0609
Inamdar, V.L.
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P00805
0516
0610
Inayat Hussein Khan Nizami(Pitam)
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P00809
1373
0614
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P00810
0520
0615
Iqbat Hussein Khan
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
P00811
0366
0616
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00811
0521
0616
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00812
0367
0617
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P00812
0522
0617
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1937
tabla
P00816
0511
0621
Ikram Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P06742
0378
0634
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P00834
1374
0640
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00834
0538
0640
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00853
0648
0664
Mujaddid Naizi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
P00853
0892
0664
Majaddid Niazi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
P00896
0596
0710
Kale Khan
H
M
M
1923
tabla
pakhavaj
P00934
0456
0751
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
P00045
0466
0767
Keramatullah Khan
H
M
M
1915
tabla
P01036
0540
0856
Laddan Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01059
0558
0879
Latafat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P01059
0755
0879
Latafat Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1923
khyal
P06737
0559
0880
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
946
tabla
P06737
0756
0880
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P01124
0619
0947
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P01129
0612
0952
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01129
0832
0952
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01137
0617
0960
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P01137
0841
0960
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P01170
0638
0997
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01170
0876
0997
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01171
0877
0998
Mohd. Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
P01171
0878
0998
Mohammad Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
P01172
0639
0999
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01172
0879
0999
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01173
0640
1000
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01173
0880
1000
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01174
0641
1001
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
P01174
0881
1001
Mohammad Khasim Saheb
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
P01175
1394
1002
Mohammad Rafi
H
M
M
1924
Others
P01176
0882
1003
Mohammad Rahmathllah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P01177
0642
1004
Mohammad Rahmatullah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P06343
1220
1005
Ramzan Khan
H
M
M
tabla
P01179
0883
1006
Mohammed Yasin
H
M
M
1917
tabla
P01183
0887
1010
Moinuddin Khan
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
P01185
0888
1012
Moolji, Roshanali Gulamali
H
M
M
1913
khyal
Others
P01205
0659
1033
Munawar Ali Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
P01205
0909
1033
Munawar Ali Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
P01207
0661
1035
Munir Khan 1
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
P01208
0911
1036
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
P01209
0912
1037
Munir Khatoon
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01210
0662
1038
Munir Khatoon Begum
H
F
M
1942
khyal
P06035
0667
1043
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
P06035
0917
1043
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
P01217
0921
1047
Nadaf, Hussein Babu
H
M
M
1927
clarinet
P01229
0998
1060
Naiaz Ahmed
H
M
M
1931
khyal
P01232
0681
1064
Najji Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P01232
0935
1064
Najju Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P01233
0994
1065
SarvarAli Khan
H
M
M
1901
khyal
P01268
0711
1102
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
Vocal
P01268
0969
1102
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
Vocal
P01269
0712
1103
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
P01269
0970
1103
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
P01281
0721
1116
Naushad Ali
O
M
M
1919
P01281
0983
1116
Naushad Ali
H
M
M
1919
Others
P01285
0987
1120
Nawab Khan
H
M
M
1943
tabla
P01290
0992
1125
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
P01291
0993
1126
Nazir Ahmad
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P01296
0999
1131
Nigam, Ira
O
F
M
1930
Vocal
P00072
0732
1134
Nisar Husain Khan
H
M
M
1906
khyal
P00072
1005
1134
Nisar Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P01299
0733
1135
Nizamuddin,Peer
H
M
M
1906
Others
P01299
1009
1135
Nizamuddin, Peer
H
M
M
1906
Others
P00075
1056
1169
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
Others
P01462
0933
1305
Rehmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P01462
1251
1305
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P06043
0952
1315
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06043
1273
1315
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P01477
0957
1321
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01477
1281
1321
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01480
0961
1324
Salamat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal

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