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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P00802
0607
0361
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
sitar
P01232
1064
0681
Najji Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P00802
0607
1372
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01232
1064
2383
Najju Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P00802
0607
1961
Illyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01233
1065
0994
SarvarAli Khan
H
M
M
1901
khyal
P01732
1587
3107
Venumurty, Anakapalli
C
M
M
1928
mridangam
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P01488
1332
0970
Sankaranarayana Bagavathar, V.
C
M
M
1899
violin
P00804
0609
1963
Inamdar, V.L.
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P00805
0610
1964
Inayat Hussein Khan Nizami(Pitam)
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P00529
0305
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00045
0767
0466
Keramatullah Khan
H
M
M
1915
tabla
P00529
0305
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00809
0614
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01910
1774
2829
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
P00810
0615
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
P00811
0616
0366
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00811
0616
1969
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00812
0617
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P00812
0617
1970
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1937
tabla
P01740
1595
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00671
0464
0268
Gazder, Adi Jameshed
O
M
M
1930
P00671
0464
1837
Gazder, Ali
O
M
M
1930
others
P00816
0621
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01498
1343
0983
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P01498
1343
2756
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P06805
0467
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P00674
0468
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00540
0317
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
P00674
0468
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00542
0320
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
P00384
0153
0093
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
others
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
P00001
0001
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
bin
sitar
P06806
0002
0002
Abdul Khadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P06806
0002
1452
Abdul Kadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P00249
0003
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00249
0003
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P06807
0004
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
P06742
0634
0378
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P06123
0006
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01754
1610
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P06809
0007
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P01754
1610
3147
Wahid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
P06809
0007
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P06810
0008
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1872
tabla
P06810
0008
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1873
tabla
P06811
0010
0006
Adid Husain Khan
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
P00834
0640
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P06811
0010
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00834
0640
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P01760
1616
1446
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06814
0013
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
P00691
0486
0279
Ghulam Ahemed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P01760
1616
3157
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06814
0013
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
P00691
0486
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P00692
0487
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P00693
0488
0281
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P06819
0488
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00693
0488
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00694
0489
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P01268
1102
0711
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
vocal
P00694
0489
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P01268
1102
2417
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
vocal
P00694
0489
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P01269
1103
0712
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
P06042
0341
0182
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
P00695
0490
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
H
M
M
1907
santur
P01269
1103
2418
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
P00404
0175
1333
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
O
M
H
1909
P00842
0651
0389
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
P00983
0802
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
H
M
H
1932
others
P01123
0946
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01270
1104
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P01399
1237
2590
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P01520
1365
2787
Saxena, Shanta
O
F
H
vocal
P01640
1493
2964
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
H
F
H
1918
violin
P01765
1621
2478
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01963
1829
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
C
F
H
1925
violin
P00405
0176
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
H
F
H
1914
others
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P00842
0651
1995
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
P00984
0803
0495
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P01124
0947
0603
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01270
1104
2419
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P06308
1238
0859
Rajam, N.
H & C
M
H
1939
violin
P01521
1366
1012
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01641
1494
1167
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01766
1622
0909
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin
P01964
1830
3058
Vedavalli,R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00843
0652
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00984
0803
2130
Krishna Rao A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P03167
1105
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
P06308
1238
2586
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P01521
1366
2788
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01641
1494
2965
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01766
1622
2656
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin

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