2016 in Indian music

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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]