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
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
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
0334
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
P00763
0564
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
0333
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
1922
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
Others
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
0345
Hamid Hussain Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
khyal
1938
Hammed Hussein Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1957
Hukkeri, Azambai
P00798
0603
H
F
M
1928
khyal
0360
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
1960
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
0361
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
sitar
1372
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1961
Illyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
1963
Inamdar, V.L.
P00804
0609
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1964
Inayat Hussein Khan Nizami(Pitam)
P00805
0610
H
M
M
1912
khyal
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
P00809
0614
H
M
M
1935
tabla
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
P00810
0615
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
0366
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
P00811
0616
H
M
M
1908
khyal
1969
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
P00811
0616
H
M
M
1908
khyal
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
P00812
0617
H
M
M
1936
tabla
1970
Ismail Daddoo Khan
P00812
0617
H
M
M
1937
tabla
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
P00816
0621
H
M
M
1935
tabla
0378
Jahangir Khan
P06742
0634
H
M
M
1871
tabla
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
0648
Mujaddid Naizi
P00853
0664
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
2340
Majaddid Niazi
P00853
0664
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
2044
Kale Khan
P00896
0710
H
M
M
1923
tabla
pakhavaj
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
0466
Keramatullah Khan
P00045
0767
H
M
M
1915
tabla
0540
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1921
khyal
2203
Latafat Hussein Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1923
khyal
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
2242
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
P01124
0947
H
M
M
1918
khyal
0612
Maujood Hussain Khan
P01129
0952
H
M
M
1925
khyal
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
P01129
0952
H
M
M
1925
khyal
0617
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
2289
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2325
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
2326
Mohammad Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1924
khyal
Others
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
0640
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
2328
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
0641
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
2329
Mohammad Khasim Saheb
P01174
1001
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
1394
Mohammad Rafi
P01175
1002
H
M
M
1924
Others
2330
Mohammad Rahmathllah
P01176
1003
H
M
M
1924
khyal

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