2016 in Indian music

Deaths

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