The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India (OEMI) in three volumes covers history, theory and technical terms, musicians and scholars, and instruments related to Indian music. Edited by the Sangeet Mahabharati, it was published by the Oxford University Press in 2011. Out of the total of 5,000 encyclopaedia entries, approximately 2,000 on musicians and 500 on raga names were extracted to build this database.
 

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Personal ID
name
date of birth
OEMI ID
page
place
year of birth
year of death
date of death
photo
century
birth place
place of death
profession
explanation about profession
gharana
guru
music field
Jnan Prasanna Mukherji
OEMI0947
482
1860
1915
19-20
?
Kolkata
patron,
Music patron,scion of a fedual family of Gobardanga,Bengal
P00168
Khaidem Lokeshwar Singh
OEMI1066
543
1920
1990
20
Imphal
?
Manipuri dance exponent
his father Khoidong Singh, Ojha Chaoba Singh, Khoidum Sharma, Tharongoubi Devi
Khitish Chandra Maitra
1008
OEMI1073
554
1906
1980
20
Balasore district, Orissa
Orissa
One of the early teachers of Hindustani classical music in Orissa
S.N.Ratanjankar
Muthuswami Pillai,V.S.
OEMI1417
706
1921
1992
20
Vaitheeswaran Koil,Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Bharata Naatyam exponent
VazhdvoorvManicka Nattuvanar,Muthukumara Pillai
Nagabhushanachar,V.
?
OEMI1430
714715
1932
20
Krishnapur,Mysore district,Karnataka
K.Veerappachar
P00070
Nasir Aminuddin Dagar
1220
OEMI1502
733
1924
20
Indore,Madhya Pradesh
vocalist
dhrupad vocalist
his father Nasiruddin Khan Dagar
dhrupad
Ramachandra Rao, S.K.
OEMI1734
871
1926
20
Karnataka
musicologist
Noted musicologist and scolar with achievements in several fields
Ramzan Khan (Sarangi)
OEMI1783
885
1897
19
Delhi region
Mumbai
saarangi player
Saarangi player
Lal Khan
Ratnakant Ramnathkar
OEMI1810
894
1900
20
Mumbai
Mumbai
vocalist
harmonium player and vocalist
Raghuvir Ramnathkar, Nanhe Khan, Vilayat Hussain Khan
Surendranath Mazumdar
OEMI2082
1036
19-20
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist （dhrupads and tap-khayaals） of Kolkata, a contemporary of Dwijendralal Roy （1863-1913）
khayaal,dhrupad
Tourangbam Nadia Singh
1015
OEMI2134
1088
1923
Imphal, Manipur
Performer of Manipuri dance
Maisnam Amubi Singh, Haobam Atomba Singh, Takhelchangbam Amudon Sharma
Umesh Chandra Chowdhury
OEMI2147
1102
Assam
20
?
?
composer, poet
Twentieth-century composer and poet of Assam
Venkatadri Bhagavatar
OEMI2187
1122
1814
1884
19
?
Thiruvananthapuram
Eminent veena player of the durbar of Swaati Tirunaal
his father, scholar-musician Raja of Kodungallur
Bellari M. Seshagiriachar
OEMI0321
135
1935
1985
20
Bellari
Bangalore
vocalist, violinist
Well-known vocalist and violinist
his elder brother Narasimha Murthy
Haidar Khan （Jaipur-Atrauli）
OEMI0780
400
1936
19-20
?
?
vocalist
Competent vocalist and teacher of the Jaipur-Atraauli gharaanaa
the Jaipur-Atraauli gharaanaa
his paternal uncle Jahangir Khan, Rajasthan, and his famous brother Alladiya Khan
Kartika Tirunal Maharaja
OEMI1031
523
1724
1798
18
?
Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala
patron,
patron and poet who ruled Travancore,a princely state in Kerala.
Keshav Chandra Bandopadhyay
0106
OEMI1052
540
1892
19-20
near Dhaka, Bangladesh
?
tabla player
Tabla exponent
Prasanna Kumar Banikya, Maulaviram Mishra, Natthu Khan
Laisram Birendra Kumar Singh
0402
OEMI1153
586587
1921
20
Imphal, Manipur
musicologist
Author and musicologist with focus on folk music, Manipuri devotional music, and allied topics
a few teacher
Narayana Sastrulu （Loka）
OEMI1475
728
19
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist （19th cent.） and compiler of the first published volume of Tyaagaraaja's operatic works
Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar
Shalomo Aharonji Bhastekar
OEMI1928
964
Mumbai, region
?
Author of the musical play
Narayanaswami Iyer （Thanjavur）
OEMI1483
729
20
?
?
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1900s
Bade Munne （Tabla）
OEMI0238
97
0.1845
0.1905
19
?
Lucknow
his father Mohammad Khan, Mamman Khan
Chantai Das Oja
OEMI0444
221
?
?
Singer of Vyaasa Ojaapaali of Assam
Chintamani Mishra
OEMI0492
241
19
?
?
vocalist
Dhupad vocalist; lived during the first half of the 19th cent.
no raliable information
Dipali Barthakur
OEMI0589
298
Assam
1941
20
Nilmoni Tea Estate, Dibrugarh district, Assam
Noted singer of modern Assamese songs
By her uncle Bhaben Barthakur
modern Assamese songs
Duraiswami Iler （Manattattai）
OEMI0601
303
0.1865
0.1926
19
?
?
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
his paternal uncle Manattattai Ramaswami Iyer
Girisa Ayyar （Vishalur）
OEMI0701
367
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist, a contemporary of Patnam Subrahmania Ayyar
Gokalram （Bhagat）
OEMI0705
370
Jodhpur
?
?
vocalist,patron,
Vocalist attached to the temples of Jodhpur, directly patronized by the royal palace
Gulab Khan （Seni）
OEMI0754
386
0.17
0.1768
18
Delhi
Jaipur, Rajasthan
vocalist,rabaab player
Dhrupad singer and rabaab player
his father Hassan Khan Seni
dhrupad
Gurusami Disikar
OEMI0762
392
?
?
Well-known singer of Tamil Tevaaram hymns
Imam Khan （Vocal）
OEMI0861
439
Khurjaa, Uttar Pradesh
Khurjaa
vocalist
Vocalist （19th-cent）
the Khurjaa gharaanaa
Shahab Khan
Kashinath Panda
OEMI1035
524
1929
20
Lathi,Berhampur,Prissa
Singer of the Oriya folk form daas kaathia
P00169
Kochukuttan Chakyar （Mozhikkulam）
0513
OEMI1086
560
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
1928
20
Kerala
Noted Koodiyaattam artiste of the Ammanur tradition
Krishna Rao, U.S.
OEMI1101
570
?
?
Noted Bharata Naatyam exponent
Lakshmi Narayana
OEMI1162
589
?
?
musician
Musician and author of Sangeeta Suryodaya
Lakshmikanta Maharaja
OEMI1166
591
?
?
composer
Composer and Sanskrit scholar of Andhra
Lal Khan （Bade or Seni）
OEMI1171
591
0.1562
0.165
16-17
?
?
vocalist
Eminent 17th-cent. vocalist
P00181
Madhabi Devi(Ningombam)
?
OEMI1214
612
Imphal
1926
20
Kiyamegi village,Manipur
Performer and teacher of Manipuri dance and music
P00060
Malini Rajurkar
OEMI1248
629
1941
20
Ajmer,Rajasthan
vocalist
vocalist
Govindrao Rajurkar
Morgaumkar Bhave
OEMI1367
686
Morgon village,near Pune,Maharashtra
?
composer
composer
Nilakantha Ayyar （Nangavaram）
OEMI1529
756
?
?
teacher
Veteran teacher, a direct disciple of Tyaagaraaja
Parshuram Shahir
OEMI1601
798799
1754
1844
18-19
Vavi,Nasik district,Maharashtra
?
composer
composer
Prafulla Kumar Deo
1023
OEMI1636
824
1925
20
Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa
vocalist
Vocalist, noted for his knowledge of jhumar songs and Chhaau dance
Pratibha Prahlad
OEMI1643
826827
1963
20
Mysore
Bharata Naatyam dancer and choreographer
U.S. Krishna Rao, Chandrabhaga Devi, V.S. Muthuswamy Pillai, Kalanidhi Narayanan
Radhakrishna Iyer (Kanjira)
OEMI1669
842843
?
?
Stalwart of kanjiraa,a south Indian rhythmic instrument of the tambourine family.
P00211
Ram Kailas Yadav
OEMI1721
868
1928
20
Lamabi village,Uttar Pradesh
Singer of folk songs of Uttar Pradesh
Mahavir Yadav
Ramachandra Ata
OEMI1732
871
1687
1752
17-18
Narowa Sattra, Vasudeva Than, Assam
?
composer
Composer of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriiya music
his father Ramaakaanta Aataa
Ramachandra Chakravarti
OEMI1733
871
Bengal
1803
1861
19
Kolkata
Kolkata
pakhaawaj player
A pioneer of pakhaawaj in Bengal
Lala Keval Kishan
Ramachandra Sastri, H.
1118
OEMI1735
871
1906
20
Thanjavur region, Tamil Nadu
Noted flautist of the Karnatik style, and teacher
maestro Palladam Sanjeeva Rao
Ramapati Bandopadhyaya
OEMI1749
874
1872
19
Chandrakona, Midnapore, Bengal
?
composer
Composer of kavigaan and some other forms of Bengali music
his father Gangabishnu
Rameshwar Pathak
OEMI1765
879
?
?
sitar player
Sitar player of early 20th cent. Darbhanga, Bihar
Ranga Rao, V.A.K.
OEMI1789
886
1930
20
Chennai
discographer,collector,columnist,music and dance historian
Satyabhamabai Pandharpurkar
OEMI1895
953
Sangli district, Maharashtra
Well-known performer of Marathi laavani
Godavaribai Punekar
Shovana Narayan
OEMI1969
973974
1950
20
Kolkata
Kathak dancer
Sadhana Bose, Kundanlal, Birju Maharaj
Shyamlal Kshetri
OEMI1981
975
Kolkata
1858
1927
19-20
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Kolkata
patron
Noted patron of musicians
Sokar Bapuji Trilokekar
OEMI2011
992
1836
1908
19-20
Mumbai
?
Late 19th-cent. author of Marathi musical plays
P00228
Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo
?
OEMI2046
1021
1926
20
Seraikella,Bihar
dancer
Noted dancer of Chhau of the Seraikella tradition
Tarun Kumar Singh
?
OEMI2111
1068
1912
20
Imphal,Manipur
Recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award for Mnipuri dance in 1987
Amubi Singh and some other veterans
Vinayak-bua Thakurdas
OEMI2206
1130
Mumbai
20
?
?
vocalist,
Vocalist and performer of Marathi keertan
Vishnupant Chhatre
OEMI2213
1136
1840
1905
Akalkhopar village in Jamkhindi state, Maharashtra
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
He was not known for any noticeable direct contribution to music
Haddu Khan （vocalist）
Zinnat Barkatullah
1003
OEMI2266
1160
1951
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Noted danseuse
include Gauhar Jamil, G.A. Mannan, Dulal Talukdar, Rahija Khanam Jhunu, and Baburam Singh
Nilakantan Nambisan （Kalamandalam）
1101
OEMI1528
756
1919
1980
20
Kothachira, Palakkad district, Kerala
Cherpalasseri, Kerala
vocalist
Well-known vocalist of Kathakali music
Pulappatta Kyttan Bhagavatar, Kakkad Karanavappad, Kavassery Sanikkutty Bhagavatar, Venkatakrishna Bhagavatar
Kathakali
Gaurikanta Deva Goswami
OEMI0662
349350
1890
19-20
Jarabari Sattra, Sibsagar district, Assam
Eminent guru of Vaishnava-Sattriya dance
Nityananda
Ghanshyamdas Pakhawaji
OEMI0670
354355
1880
0.1915
19-20
Rajasthan
?
Pakhaawaj player
his father Shankarlal
Haraprasad Bandopadhyay
OEMI0797
410
Kolkata
1830
1899
19
Bengal
?
composer,rudra veena player
Composer of Bengali bhajans and an early rudra veena player of Kolkata
Ganganarayan Chattopadhyaya
Kesavapalli Seturamayya
OEMI1049
540
19
?
?
composer
Composer （19th cent.） of Telugu keertana
Telugu keertana
Lalit Mohan Mukhopadhya
OEMI1184
595
1898
1944
19-20
Kolkata
Kolkata
vocalist
Talented dhrupad singer
his father Mahindra Nath
dhrupad
P00052
Laxman Krishnarao Pandit
?
OEMI1199
606
Delhi
1934
20
Gwalior,Madhya Pradesh
vocalist
Noted vocalist and teacher
Gwaliior
Krishnarao and Shankarrao Pandit
Mahipati-bua Tahrabadkar
OEMI1239
622
1715
1790
18
?
?
performer and poet of Marathi keertans
Nanhe Khan （Vocal, Agra）
OEMI1450
723
1899
0.1945
19-20
Mysore
Agra
vocalist?
Vocalist?
Agra gharaanaa?
Kallan Khan
Pyar Khan (Rudra Vina)
OEMI1663
834
1737
18
Delhi
?
son of Bhupat Khan,grandson of khaayal luminary Sadaarang
Swaminatha Pillai, T.N.
OEMI2092
1042
1900
1961
20
Tirupamburam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
Chennai
performer of the flute
Nataraja Sundaram Pillai
Varahappa Dikshit Pandit
OEMI2166
1114
1795
1869
18-19
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
patron, veena player, pianist
patron, veena player, pianist
Dharmayya Ramaswamayya
Vasudev Narayan Dongre
OEMI2172
1118
1850
1905
19-20
?
?
Singer-actor of the Marathi stage
Vedantam Prahlada Sarma
OEMI2177
1119
1923
20-
Kuchipudi village, Andhra
Noted Kuuchipuudi dancer and teacher
his father Rattayya Sarma and two other gurus Lakshmi Narayana Sastri and Vempati Venkata Narayana
Anantadas Goswami
OEMI0138
58
1790
18-19
Birbhum, West Bengal
?
composer
Singer and composer of baul songs and a highly esteemed baul guru
baul songs
P00057
Anantharaman, M.S.
OEMI0141
5859
1924
20
Chennai
violinist
Violinist
Parur A. Sundaram Iyer
Babu Khan （Tabla）
OEMI0224
93
1899
29
Delhi
Kolkata
tabla player
Tablaa player?
his mother
Bhaiyya Ganpatrao
OEMI0337
153154
Rampur
1852
1920
19-20
Gwalior
Dhaulpur
harmonium player
Wizard of the harmonium, exponent of thumrii
Bande Ali Khan
thumrii
Bharata Chodamani
OEMI0344
158
?
?
Author of an old Tamil work Taala Samuttiram on taala
Bindadin Maharaj
OEMI0383
192
0.1838
1918
19-20
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Eminent exponent of Kathak dance
Thakur Prasad
P00015
Buddhadev Dasgupta
0201
OEMI0410
203
Kolkata
1933
20
Bhagalpur,Bihar
Eminent sarod player
Seni Shahjahanour
Radhika Mohan Moitra
Chamman Khan-saheb
OEMI0426
213
1878
1922
19-20
Rampur
Rampur
sursingaar player,patron,
Sursingaar exponent and patron of musicians
Chinnaswami Dasar
OEMI0484
240
0.1828
0.1881
19
Kuttanur, near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Composer of keertans in Sanskrit and Tamil
Dwarkanath Ghosh
OEMI0607
307
1847
1938
19-20
24 Parganas region, now in Bangladesh
Kolkata
A pioneer in the manufacture of harmonium
Ekambara Mudaliyar
OEMI0610
309
?
?
Author of a noted Tamil operatic play
Ghasit Khan （Vocal）
OEMI0674
356
0.18
0.188
19
Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra
Fatehpur Sikri
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer of the Fatehpur Sikri tradition
his father, Dulhe Khan. Haidar Khan
dhrupad
Hari Dikshit Pandit
OEMI0803
411
18
?
?
Performer of Marathi keertans; peak period sometime during 1700-50
Hari Prasad Mishra
OEMI0806
411
1802
1868
19
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist of the Benares tradition
Benares
Hassan Khan Dhadhi
OEMI0823
418
?
?
vocalist, rudra veena player
Vocalist and eminent rudra veena player
Hussainuddin Dagar
OEMI0850
437
?
?
vocalist
Well-known dhrupad vocalist
his eldest brother Nasiruddin
dhrupad
Jadava Krishna Basu
OEMI0889
447
1848
1926
19-20
Bengal
patron,
Patron,organizer,and promoter of music education;based in the Kolkata region.
Jiwanlal Maharaj
OEMI0943
480481
1828
1888
19
Morvi,Gujarat
?
sitar player,rudra veena player
Sitar and rudra veena player
Kale Khan （Lahore）
OEMI0987
503
?
?
Singer of light classical varieties such as daadraa and qavvaali
P00097
Kamala Murthy,T.R.
?
OEMI1003
508
1932
20
Lakshmikudi,Tamil Nadu
Harikathaa performer
Annasami Bhagavatar,Embar Vijaya Raghavachariar,and Venkatasubramania Sastrigal
Kolar Nagaratnam
OEMI1090
563
20
?
?
vocalist
Popular concert vocalist of 1900-25
Bidaram Krishnappa
Krishnarao Sangle
OEMI1115
573
?
?
writer
writer
Kshirabdi Sastri
OEMI1121
574
Tirunelveli district,Tamil Nadu
19
?
?
composer
composer
Sivarama Yogi
Lal Khan （Jodhpur）
OEMI1172
591
?
?
vocalist
Noted vocalist of the Jodhpur durbar of Maharaja Takhat Singh
Lala Bhagwandas
OEMI1175
592
?
?
Founder of the Jaawli Pakhaawaj gharaanaa
the Jaawli Pakhaawaj gharaanaa

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