Deaths

• February 18 - Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician^[1]
• March 6 - Kalabhavan Mani, 45, actor and singer (liver cirrhosis and methyl alcohol poisoning)^[2]
• November 22 - M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic musician and composer^[3]
• December 15 - Ajit Varman, 69, composer^[4]