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When a work's [[copyright]] expires, it enters the [[public domain]]. The following is a list of creators whose works enter the public domain in 2025 as per [[Copyright law of India]].

== List of works that are entering into public domain in India ==

=== Works entering public domain after 60 years from author's death ===

These works enter the public domain 60 years after the author's death (or, in the case of a multi-author work, the death of the last surviving author), counted from the beginning of the following calendar year<ref name="india_copyright">[https://copyright.gov.in/Documents/Copyright_Act_1957.pdf Indian Copyright Act, 1957]</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Birth
! Death
! Occupation(s)
|-
| Pingali Venkayya
| 1876-08-02
| 1963-07-04
| writer, designer
|-
| A. S. Subbaraj
| 1914-10-28
| 1963-02-22
| politician
|-
| Karam Chand Thapar
| 1900-01-01
| 1963-01-01
| banker
|-
| Swami Ramdas
| 1884-04-10
| 1963-08-02
| guru
|-
| Lala Shri Ram
| 1884-04-27
| 1963-01-11
| businessperson
|-
| Laxminarayan Sahu
| 1890-01-01
| 1963-01-18
| politician, historian, writer, poet, journalist
|-
| F. G. Natesa Iyer
| 1880-11-11
| 1963-01-23
| actor, film actor
|-
| G. Ramanathan
|
| 1963-01-01
| actor, composer
|-
| Bernard Spencer
| 1909-11-09
| 1963-09-11
| poet
|-
| Jaganath Rao Bhonsle
| 1907-12-10
| 1963-05-14
| leader, politician, military personnel
|-
| Prasad Das Roy
| 1888-09-02
| 1963-04-18
| writer, children's writer
|-
| Baba Kharak Singh
| 1868-06-20
| 1963-10-06
| political activist
|-
| Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu
| 1907-07-11
| 1963-10-08
| actor, film director
|-
| Rahul Sankrityayan
| 1893-04-09
| 1963-04-14
| autobiographer, writer, linguist, biographer, freedom fighter
|-
| M. Govinda Pai
| 1883-03-23
| 1963-09-06
| poet
|-
| Raghu Vira
| 1902-12-30
| 1963-05-14
| politician, linguist
|-
| Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
| 1893-08-09
| 1963-01-21
| writer, novelist
|-
| Kavalam Madhava Panikkar
| 1895-06-03
| 1963-12-10
| scientist, barrister, politician, historian, university teacher, author, journalist, diplomat
|-
| Babu Gulabrai
| 1888-01-17
| 1963-04-13
| writer, philosopher, essayist, literary critic, literary scholar
|-
| Devudu Narasimha Sastri
| 1896-01-01
| 1963-01-01
| writer, journalist
|-
| Chintaman Vinayak Joshi
| 1892-01-19
| 1963-11-21
| writer
|-
| Sabu Dastagir
| 1924-01-27
| 1963-12-02
| actor, film actor
|-
| Sivananda Saraswati
| 1887-09-08
| 1963-07-14
| writer, philosopher, yoga instructor, autobiographer
|-
| Amar Nath Kak
| 1889-01-01
| 1963-01-01
| writer
|-
| Jai Narayan Vyas
| 1899-02-18
| 1963-03-14
| politician
|-
| Saifuddin Kitchlew
| 1888-01-15
| 1963-10-09
| barrister, politician
|-
| Syed Abdul Rahim
| 1909-08-17
| 1963-06-11
| association football player, association football manager
|-
| B. A. Saletore
| 1902-01-01
| 1963-01-01
| historian, author
|-
| Rajendra Prasad
| 1884-12-03
| 1963-02-28
| lawyer, politician
|-
| C. S. Ranga Iyer
| 1895-01-01
| 1963-01-01
| author, journalist
|-
| Annie Mascarene
| 1902-06-06
| 1963-07-19
| politician, freedom fighter
|-
| Ralph Griffith
| 1882-03-04
| 1963-12-11
| politician, diplomat
|-
| Gopal Singh Nepali
| 1926-01-01
| 1963-04-17
| writer, poet, lyricist
|-
| Athar-Ali Fysee
| 1883-08-28
| 1963-11-03
| tennis player, table tennis player
|-
| Anasuya Shankar
| 1928-01-01
| 1963-01-01
| author
|}

=== Works entering public domain after 60 years from publication ===

These works enter the public domain 60 years after the date of first publication, counted from the beginning of the following calendar year:<ref name="india_copyright"/>
* Anonymous works
* Photographs
* Cinematographic works (aka movies/films)
* Sound recordings
* Government works
* Works of corporate authorship or of international organizations

==== Movies ====

== See also ==
* [[2024 in public domain]]
* [[Copyright law of India]]
* [[1963 in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Years_in_Public_Domain_in_India}}

[[Category:2024 in India]]
[[Category:2024 in Indian law]]
[[Category:Intellectual property law in Asia]]
[[Category:Public domain in India]]
[[Category:Public domain by year|India]]

2024 in Indian public domain - Revision history

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