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
P01480
1286
1324
Salamat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
P01488
0970
1332
Sankaranarayana Bagavathar, V.
C
M
M
1899
violin
P01498
0983
1343
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P01498
1308
1343
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P01547
1045
1393
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
P01547
1380
1393
Shaik Hassan Saheb, Gosavidu
C
M
M
1929
nagasvaram
1044
1394
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1379
1394
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P06724
1046
1395
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
P06724
1425
1395
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
P01551
1049
1398
Shamsuddi Khan
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01551
1385
1398
Shamshddin Khan
H
M
M
1916
tabla
sarangi
P01566
1067
1415
Sheik China Moula Saheb
H
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
P01566
1409
1415
Sheik China Moulana Saheb
C
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
P01567
1068
1416
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
P01567
1410
1416
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
P01653
1179
1506
Tariqueuddin Ahemed
H
M
M
1922
Others
P01653
1532
1506
Tariqueuddin Ahmed
H
M
M
1922
khyal
P01681
1565
1534
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
M
1939
khyal
P01732
1659
1587
Venumurty, Anakapalli
C
M
M
1928
mridangam
P01740
1673
1595
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01754
1309
1610
Wajid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P01754
1699
1610
Wahid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
P01760
1446
1616
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01760
1709
1616
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01781
1443
1638
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P01808
1708
1668
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
P01814
1424
1674
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
H
M
M
1930
sitar
P01832
0745
1692
Pandey, Tansen
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
P00085
1414
1750
Rasoolan Bai
H
F
M
1902
Others
P01893
1261
1756
Roshan Akhtar Begum
H
F
M
1927
khyal
P01910
1381
1774
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
P00325
1320
0088
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00325
0071
0088
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00344
1321
0110
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00344
0091
0110
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00631
0348
0421
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
P00814
0524
0619
Jacob Bernard Vivian
O
F
O
1918
P00870
0823
0682
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
O
M
O
1913
cello
P00873
0407
0685
Joseph, Sebastian K.
C
M
O
1920
Vocal
P01069
1385
0889
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
O
1905
khyal
Others
P01069
0765
0889
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
O
1905
khyal
P01734
1284
1589
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01734
1663
1589
Viccajee, Victor F.
O
M
O
1903
violin
P01758
1703
1614
Xavier, Fr. Calilo
O
M
O
1916
Vocal
P02003
1707
1872
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P00629
0346
0419
Doctor, Serene H.
H
F
Others
P00631
0241
0421
Dominic Pereira
O
M
Others
1900
violin
P00673
0271
0466
George, K.S.
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
P00673
0390
0466
George, K.S.
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
P00814
0369
0619
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
O
M
Others
1918
P00830
0380
0636
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
P00854
0461
0666
Kaur, Surinder
H
F
Others
1929
P00870
0604
0682
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
O
M
Others
1913
others
P00873
0570
0685
Joseph, K. Sebastian
C
M
Others
1920
harmonium
mridangam
P01069
0567
0889
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
Others
1905
khyal
P01073
0769
0893
Lyall, Rozwell
H
M
Others
1920
tabla
P01251
0695
1083
Narayana Bhagavathar, N,V,
C
M
Others
1905
Vocal
P01481
0963
1325
Sambandam, Pillai T.S.
C
M
Others
1913
Vocal
P01758
1445
1614
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
O
M
Others
1916
Vocal

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