10.7910/DVN/T2CFHOArya, ArshiaArshiaAryaMicrosoft Research IndiaDe, SohamAshoka UniversityMishra, DibyenduMicrosoft Research IndiaShekhawat, GazalMicrosoft Research IndiaSharma, AnkurMicrosoft Research IndiaPanda, AnmolAnmolPandaMicrosoft Research IndiaM Lalani, FaisalFaisalM LalaniMicrosoft Research IndiaSingh, ParantakMicrosoft Research IndiaKommiya Mothilal, RamaravindMicrosoft Research IndiaGrover, RynaaMicrosoft Research IndiaNishal, SachitaMicrosoft Research IndiaDash, SaloniSaloniDashMicrosoft Research IndiaRashid Shora, ShehlaMicrosoft Research IndiaAkbar, Syeda ZainabSyeda ZainabAkbarMicrosoft Research IndiaPal, JoyojeetMicrosoft Research IndiaHarvard Dataverse2022Computer and Information ScienceTwitter DatasetDe, SohamAshoka University2022-03-232022-03-231902613application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet1.0CC0 WaiverDatabases of highly networked individuals have been indispensable in studying narratives and influence on social media. To support studies on Twitter in India, we present a systematically categorized database of accounts of influence on Twitter in India, identified and annotated through an iterative process of friends, networks, and self-described profile information, verified manually. We built an initial set of accounts based on the friend network of a seed set of accounts based on real-world renown in various fields, and then snowballed ``friends of friends" multiple times, and rank ordered individuals based on the number of in-group connections, and overall followers. We then manually classified identified accounts under the categories of entertainment, sports, business, government, institutions, journalism, civil society accounts that have independent standing outside of social media, as well as a category of ``digital first" referring to accounts that derive their primary influence from online activity. Overall, we annotated 11580 unique accounts across all categories. The database is useful studying various questions related to the role of influencers in polarisation, misinformation, extreme speech, political discourse etc.