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Indian Classical Artists

The 27 most-read indian classical artists based in India, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

27 artists are tagged indian classical in India. The biggest move was Niladri Kumar, up 5 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Ravindra Jainindian classical	6,423	0
02	Usha Mangeshkarindian classical	6,378	0
03	Manas Mukherjeeindian classical	2,583	+1
04	Niladri Kumarindian classical	2,154	+5
05	Sudha Ragunathanindian classical	1,991	-2
06	Parween Sultanaindian classical	1,979	-1
07	Lalgudi Jayaramanindian classical	1,273	+1
08	Girija Devihindustani classical, indian classical	1,234	-2
09	Mugdha Vaishampayanindian classical	989	-2
10	Rahul Sharmaindian classical	787	0
11	Reghu Kumarindian classical	690	+1
12	Pandit Swapan Chaudhurihindustani classical, indian classical	554	+1
13	Shridhar Phadkeindian classical	519	-2
14	Palani Subramaniam Pillaiindian classical	408	+1
15	Pandit Shankar Ghoshindian classical	276	+4
16	O. S. Thyagarajanindian classical	265	-2
17	Krishna Bhattindian classical	239	+3
18	C.S. Murugabhoopathyindian classical	221	+4
19	Lalith J. Raohindustani classical, indian classical	200	+4
20	Vittal Ramamurthyindian classical	184	-3
21	Paul Poovathingalindian classical	160	-5
22	Salil V. Bhattindian classical	146	+3
23	Prasad Sawkarindian classical	138	-2
24	Vijay Raghav Raoindian classical	106	0
25	Sandip Burmanindian classical	69	+1
26	Gopal Krishanindian classical	46	-9
27	R. K. Bijapureindian classical	37	0

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.