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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P00130
OEMI0261
Durga Lal
Noted Kathak dancer
1948
?
Mahendragadh, Rajasthan
1990
0131
Delhi
his father Omkar Lai, and Sunder Prasad, and Devi Lal
304
P00131
OEMI0270
Balasubrahmanya Sarma,M.S.
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1929
?
Rajahmundry,Andhra Pradesh
G.paidiswami
111
P00132
OEMI0271
Balasubramaniyam,G.N.
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
1910
01??
?
1965
0501
Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala
111112
P00133
OEMI0299
Banni Bai
Veteran Harikat
1912
Chittukkadu, Andhra Pradesh
1999
0227
?
120
P00134
OEMI0319
Behere-bua (Ganesh Ramchandra)
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1890
Khurda, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
1968
09??
Khurda
Ganapati-bua Bhilawadikar, Abdul Karim Khan
134
P00135
OEMI0388
Bipin Singh
Noted guru of Manipuri dance
1918
0823
Silchar Singari village, Cachar district, Assam
2000
0109
Kolkata
193
P00136
OEMI0391
Birju Maharaj
Eminent Kathak dancer and guru of the Lucknow Kathak tradition
Delhi
1937
0204
Lucknow
Lachhu Maharaj
194
P00137
OEMI0393
Bishan Dass Sharma
Maker of musical instruments
Delhi
1929
Lahore
his father Rikhi Ram Sharma
195
P00138
OEMI0422
Chakradhar Mahanta
Well-known exponent of Vaishnava-Sattriiya devotional music of Assam
1902
0818
Saudkuchi Sattra,Jorhat,Assam
1982
0409
Saudkuchi Sattra
210
P00139
OEMI0454
Chengannur Raman Pillai
Well-known Kathakali actor
1884
?
Chengannur, Kerala
1980
1128
?
Kesava Panikkar, Kunju Krishna Panikkar
229
P00140
OEMI0463
Chhota Gandharva
Well-known singer-actor of the Marathi stage
1918
0510
Badale, near Koregaon, Maharashtra
1997
1231
?
Dattu-bua Bagalkotkar, Narhar-bua Patankar, Ganesh-bua Padhye. Sawai Gandharva, Sinde Khan
236
P00141
OEMI0517
Damayanti Joshi
Kathak danseuse
1932
?
?
Lucknow Kathak
253
P00142
OEMI0530
Datar,D.K.
violinist
Noted violinist
1932
1014
based in Mumbai
259
P00143
OEMI0555
Devendra Murdeshwar
Maestro of Hindustani flute
1923
0919
North Kanara district,Karnataka
2000
0129
Mumbai
Pannalal Ghosh(flute) and Amir Hussain Khan(vocal music)
275
P00144
OEMI0579
Dhruba Ghosh
saarangi player
Well-known saarangi player
1957
1025
Mumbai
Delhi
290
P00145
OEMI0606
Dwaram Venkaraswamy Naidu
violinist
Eminent violinist
1893
11??
Bangalore, Karnataka
1964
1125
Hyderabad, Andhra
his brother, Venkata Krishnayya Naidu
306307
P00146
OEMI0631
Fida Hussain
Singer-actor of the Parsi Theatre
1899
?
Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh
?
?
319
P00147
OEMI0665
Gavari Devi
vocalist,
Vocalist of Rajasthani folk music
1921
Jodhpur
1990
?
her father Bansilal, Jamunabai
350
P00148
OEMI0663
Gaurishankar Devilal
Noted Kathak dancer
1918
Kanvari town, Rajasthan
1992
0220
Mumbai
his father Devilal, Shivlal and Sundar Prasad
350
P00149
OEMI0668
Ghana Kant Bora
Sattriiya dancer and teacher
1950
Majuli, Assam
?
Maniram Dutta Muktiyar, Maniram Gayan Muktiyar, Kamal Chandra Bargayan, and Raseswar Saikiya Barbayan
354
P00150
OEMI0731
Gopi (Kalamandalam)
Kathakali exponent and guru
1937
Kothachira village, Palakkad district, Kerala
376
P00151
OEMI0751
Gubbi Viranna
actor, singer
Celebrated singer-actor of the Kannada stage
1891
0124
Gubbi village, Mysore region
1972
1018
Bangalore
384
P00152
OEMI0795
Hanumandas Singh
vocalist
Khayaal singer and founder of the Gaya tradition of esraaj, a string instrument
khayaal
0.184
Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh
1939
Gaya
408409
P00152
OEMI0798
Hare Krishna Behera
Exponent of dance and dance music
1938
Balasore area, Orissa
410
P00153
OEMI0807
Hari Uppal
Exponent of folk dances, especially of Bihar
1926
Patna, Bihar
411
P00154
OEMI0818
Harishankar, G.
Performer of the rhythm instrument khanjiraa
1958
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2002
0211
?
his father Thukharamarao Govindrao, Rammathapuram Murugabhoopathy, Palakkad Mani Iyer
416
P00155
OEMI0830
Himant Kumar Jamatia
Singer of folk and tribal music of Tripura
1954
Trishabari, Tripura
423
P00156
OEMI0875
Inder Lal Dhandra
saarangi player
Saarangi player
1930
Udaipur, Rajasthan
his father Bihari Lal
443
P00157
OEMI0877
Indira P.P. Bora
Performer of Assamese Sattriya dance
1949
Golaghat, Assam
Rosheswar Saikia Barbayan, Ghanakant Bora, Pradip Chaliha
443
P00158
OEMI0882
Ishitiaq Ahmad
Sarod player
1919
?
1967
?
Kalidas Pal
445
P00159
OEMI0896
Jaffar Hussain Khan
Noted qavvaali singer
Sahaswan,Uttar Pradesh
449
P00160
OEMI0919
Jani-miya
vocalist
Eighteenth-century vocalist, particularly known for qavvaali
462
P00161
OEMI0935
Jhamman Khan
Nagaaraa player
Nagaaraa player
1938
0208
475
P00162
OEMI0979
Kaibuaia, H.
composer
Singer and composer of tribal folk music of Mizoram
tribal folk music
Mizoram
1919
Luangpawn, Mizoram
497
P00163
OEMI0998
Kalyana Sundaram,K.
Bharata Naatyam teacher and choreographer
1932
?
Tiruvidaimarudur,Tamil Nadu
his father Kuppayya Pillai,brother Mahalingam Pillai and some others within the family
506
P00164
OEMI1001
Kamala
Well-known Bharata Naatyam danseuse
Bharata Naatyam
1934
0616
Mayuram,Tamil Nadu
507
P00165
OEMI1011
Kanak Rele
scholar
Noted scholar,and exponent of Moohini Aattam
1937
?
Mumbai
513
P00166
OEMI1053
Keshav Lakshman Badge
Well-known performer of gondhal a folk play of Maharashtra
1941
Pune, Maharashtra
540
P00167
OEMI1054
Keshava Murthy, H.R.
Bharata Naatyam teacher
1920
Chickmaglur district, Karnataka
Guru Gundappa
540
P00168
OEMI1066
Khaidem Lokeshwar Singh
Manipuri dance exponent
1920
Imphal
1990
?
his father Khoidong Singh, Ojha Chaoba Singh, Khoidum Sharma, Tharongoubi Devi
543
P00169
OEMI1086
Kochukuttan Chakyar (Mozhikkulam)
Noted Koodiyaattam artiste of the Ammanur tradition
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
1928
0513
Kerala
560
P00170
OEMI1092
Komik Khongjirem
musician
Folk musician of Meghalaya
Folk music
Meghalaya
?
?
566
P00171
OEMI1105
Krishnan Kutty Nair (Kottakkal)
Kathakali performer
1928
Palakkad, Kerala
P.S. Varrier Natyasangham
571
P00172
OEMI1128
Kumaran Nair(Kizhpatam)
Kathakali artiste and teacher
1915
0530
Kerala
Ravunni Menon
578
P00173
OEMI1133
Kumkum Mohanty
contemporary Odissi danseuse
Cuttack,Orissa
579
P00174
OEMI1134
Kumudini Lakhia
Kathak danseuse
1935
Maharashtra
579
P00175
OEMI1137
Kunju Kurup(Guru)
Kathakali performer and teacher
1881
Takazhi,Alappuzha district,Kerala
1974
?
579580
P00176
OEMI1143
Kutub Ali Khan
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
582
P00177
OEMI1163
Lakshmi Viswanathan
Bharata Naatyam dancer
1944
Chennai
Kanchipuram Ellappa Pillai
590
P00179
OEMI1203
Lila Samson
Bharata Naatyam exponent
1951
?
Coonoor,Tamil Nadu
606
P00180
OEMI1210
Lourembam Tombi Devi
dancer, musician
Veteran of Manipuri dance and its music
Manipuri
1901
0915
Sagolband Nepra Menjor Leikai,Imphal
?
?
Khomdon Sharma,Gourachandra Sharma,and Senjam Angouton Singh
608
P00181
OEMI1214
Madhabi Devi(Ningombam)
Performer and teacher of Manipuri dance and music
Imphal
1926
?
Kiyamegi village,Manipur
612
P00182
OEMI1236
Maheswar Neog
author and researcher in music and fine arts
1918
Kamarphadiya Sibsagar district, Assam
1995
0913
Guwahati,Assam
621
P00183
OEMI1266
Mani,R.(Karaikudi)
Mridangam player
1945
?
Chettinad,near Karaikudi,Tamil Nadu
Karaikudi Rangu Iyengar,T.R.Harihara Sarma,and K.N.Vaidyanathan
639340
P00184
OEMI1274
Mankombu Sivasankara Pillai
Well-known Kathakali artiste and teacher
1922
?
Mankombu,Alappuzha,district,Kerala
643
P00185
OEMI1322
Minati Mishra
Odissi danseuse and teacher
1934
Cuttack,Orissa
671
P00186
OEMI1360
Mohan Chandra Barman
artiste of Bhaaonaa
1900
Kaihatti village,Assam
682
P00188
OEMI1422
Mylapore Gowri Amma
dancer
Noted dancer and teacher of Bharata Naatyam
0.1892
?
Chennai
1971
06??
Chennai
Nallur Munuswamy Nattavanar, Chinnayya Naidu and her mother.
707
P00190
OEMI1550
Nokot Khriam
Maker of musical instruments
1944
Nongblai,Meghalaya
766
P00191
OEMI1564
Padma Subrahmanyam
dancer,scholar
Chennai
?
B.V.Lakshmanan,Ramayya Pillai,Gowri Amma
780
P00193
OEMI1586
Pankaj Charan Das
Odissi dancer
Veteran Odissi dancer and choreographer
1925
0317
Orissa
2003
0611
Puri,Orissa
Ratnaprava Mahari,
792793
P00194
OEMI1596
Paramananda Borbayan
performer and teacher of Sattriiya dance of Assam
1936
Lahalial,Assam
797
P00195
OEMI1627
Pithukuli Murugadas
Singer of south Indian bhajans
1920
Coimbatore, Taml Nadu
Brahmananda Paradesi
812
P00196
OEMI1635
Pradip Chaliha
Teacher and propagator of tradition Assamese dance and music
Assam
1919
Golaghat, Assam
824
P00197
OEMI1644
Pratima Barua Pandey
singer
Assamese folk singer
1934
Gauripur, Assam
827
P00199
OEMI1680
Raghunath Prasanna
shehnai player
1913
Benares
Gauri Shankar,Dauji Mishra
856
P00201
OEMI1706
Rajaram-bhau Kadam
Doyen of the Marathi folk form, gondhal
1887
Parbhani, Maharashtra
1990
12??
?
864
P00202
OEMI2270
Kshemavathy(Kalamandalam)
Moohini Aattam choreographer and dancer
Moohini Aattam
1948
?
Viyyoor village,Kerala
Chinnammu Amma and Satyabhama
574
P00203
OEMI2042
Subramaniam,L
violinist
Well-known violinist and composer
?
?
1012
P00204
OEMI1255
Mamman Khan
saarangi player
Eminent saarangi player
0.1859
?
Delhi
1940
0602
Delhi
Sangi Khan and Ghulam Hussain Khan
633
P00204
OEMI2272
Maman Khan
Recipient of the Central Sangeeet Natak Akademi award in 2000 for folk music of Haryana
folk music of Haryana
1945
Hissar, Haryana
his grandfather Peer Mauj Khan and father Munshi Khan
633
P00205
OEMI2274
Mayadhar Raut
Noted teacher of Odissi dance
Odissi dance
1933
Kantapahara, near Banki, Orissa
Mohan Mahapatra, Yudhishtira Mahapatra, Mohan Sunderdev Goswami, and Pankaj Charan Das
660
P00206
OEMI2174
Vasudevan Nambodiri (Nelliyodu)
Kathakali artiste
1940
Ernakulam district, Kerala
Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair, etc...
1118
P00207
OEMI2133
Tombi Singh
pung player
Veteran player of pung, the drum used in Manipuri dance; based in Imphal, Manipur
Imphal, Manipur
1905
Imphal region, Manipur
his father Y.Sanajaoba Singh, K. Koklei Singh, S. Themba Singh, and L. Kotrang Singh, etc...
1088
P00208
OEMI2123
Thilagam,P.R.
Performer in Kuravanji dance dramas
1926
?
Tiruvarur,Tamil Nadu
?
?
grandmother Tiruvarur Kamalambal and Madurai Srirangam Iyengar in dance,and Ganesa Pillai in dance.
1078
P00210
OEMI1710
Rajiv Taranath
sarod player
Noted sarod player
1932
1017
Bangalore, Karnataka
865
P00211
OEMI1721
Ram Kailas Yadav
Singer of folk songs of Uttar Pradesh
1928
Lamabi village,Uttar Pradesh
Mahavir Yadav
868
P00212
OEMI1772
Ramkumar Chatterji
vocalist
vocalist
1920
Kolkata
?
Rajendralal Chatterji, Zamiruddin Khan
881
P00213
OEMI1751
Ramasray Jha
scholar,vocalist
Noted scholar, university teacher, author, and vocalist
Allahabad
1928
0811
Khajura town, Darbhanga, Bihar
2009
0101
Kolkata
his father Sukhdev Jha, uncle Madhusudan Jha
875
P00214
OEMI1824
Rukmini Devi Arundale
dance exponent
1904
0229
Chennai
1986
0224
Chennai
904
P00215
OEMI1832
Sachin Shankar
dancer, choreographer
1924
0924
Benares, Uttar Pradesh
2005
Mumbai
908
P00216
OEMI1867
Sangameshwar Gurav
vocalist, teacher
vocalist, teacher
1931
1207
Madarakhandi, Bijapur district, Karnataka
926
P00217
OEMI1870
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Odissi danseuse
1944
0824
Behampur, Orissa
1997
0624
Orissa
Deba Prasad Das, Kelucharan Mahapatra
937
P00218
OEMI1880
Sarada Hoffman
Bharata Naatyam danseuse and teacher
1929
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Pandanallur Chokkalingam Pillai, Mylapore Gowri Amma, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Ambu Panikker, Chandu Panikker
944
P00219
OEMI1932
Shambhu Maharaj
dancer
Veteran Kathak dancer, Padma Shri awardee
Kathak
0.1907
?
1970
1104
Delhi
his paternal uncle Bindadin Maharaj and brother Achhan Maharaj
964
P00220
OEMI1936
Shamim Ahmad Khan
sitar player
Well-known sitar player
1938
Baroda
the Agra sharaanaa
maestro Ravi Shankar
965
P00222
OEMI1950
Sharada Sinha
Recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2000 for Bihari folk music
1953
Hulas, Bihar
Raghu Jha, Hari Dandekar, and Panna Devi
968
P00223
OEMI1973
Shrikrishna Khatri Pahalwan
composer
Nautankii artiste and writer-composer
Nautanki
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
?
974
P00224
OEMI1993
Sisirkana Dhar Chowdhury
violinist
Noted violinist and teacher
1937
Shillong, Meghalaya
V.G. Jog
982
P00225
OEMI2019
Sonal Mansingh
Eminent exponent of Odissi dance
1944
?
Mumbai
Kelucharan Mahapatra and Bharata Mylapore Gowri Amma
993
P00226
OEMI2020
Sonam Tsersing Lepcha
Recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1995 in the category of folk music.
1928
0103
Sikkim
993
P00227
OEMI2023
Sorokhaibam Naran Singh
Performer and teacher of Manipuri dance
1913
?
Khurai Kongapal Sajor,Manipur
Hijam Borajao Singh, Oinam Ibungo Singh and a few others
995
P00228
OEMI2046
Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo
dancer
Noted dancer of Chhau of the Seraikella tradition
1926
?
Seraikella,Bihar
1021
P00229
OEMI2048
Sudharani Raghupathy
Bharata Naatyam dancer and teacher
Chennai
1944
0321
Pollachi,Tamil Nadu
V.S.Kaushik,U.S.Krishna Rao,Chandrabhaga Devi,and Kittappa Pillai
1021
P00230
OEMI2049
Sudhir Phadke
composer,vocalist
Noted singer and music composer
1919
0725
Kolhapur,Maharashtra
2002
0729
Mumbai
Vamanrao Phadke and Baburao Gokhale
10211022
P00231
OEMI2060
Suleman Juma Jumani
Veteran of folk music of Kutch, Gujarat
folk music
Kutch, Gujarat
1905
Kutch
his father Juma Jumani and Langa Bachhu Ustad
1029
P00233
OEMI2083
Suresh Awasthi
Author, administrator, and teacher
1918
Rawatpur, Uttar Pradesh
1036
P00235
OEMI2094
Swapan Chaudhuri
tabla player
tabla exponent
1947
Kolkata
1044
P00236
OEMI1709
Rajaratnam Pillai, T.N.
naagaswaram player
Wizard of naagaswaram
1898
0827
Thirumarugal, Tamil Nadu
1956
1212
Chennai
864865
P00237
OEMI1747
Ramankutty Nair (Kalamandalam)
Kathakali performer and guru
1925
Palakkad district, Kerala
Ravunni Menon
874