2016 in India

• National income - {{INR}}153,916,690 million

• 1 January – The Indian and Pakistani governments provided one another with a full list of nuclear sites, military and civilian, in accordance with the 1988 Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement.{{cite news|title=India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations, prisoners|publisher=Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-Pakistan-exchange-list-of-nuke-installations-prisoners/articleshow/50408001.cms}}
• 2 January – Heavily armed gunmen, reportedly members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, attacked an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab. Two of the gunmen were killed.{{cite news|date=1 January 2016|title=LIVE: Pathankot terror attack: Terrorists killed, 2 jawans dead at IAF base|publisher=DNA|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/live-terrorists-launch-attack-on-iaf-base-in-pathankot-fierce-gunbattle-on-2161442}}
• 3 January – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} west of Imphal with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10004b2n#general_summary|title=M6.7 – 29km W of Imphal, India|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=3 January 2015}} At least eight people were killed, 100 others were injured and some buildings were damaged.{{cite news|title=8 dead, 100 injured as 6.8 earthquake hits Northeast India|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/6-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-myanmar-india-border-region/1/561645.html|publisher=India Today|date=4 January 2016|access-date=4 January 2016}}{{cite news|title=7 dead, 50 injured as 6.7 magnitude quake hits northeast India|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/india/strong-6-7-magnitude-earthquake-hits-highly-vulnerable-area-in-northeast-india/story-3CRyYzFwjVdtQyj6STokbJ.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=4 January 2016|access-date=4 January 2016}}
• 17 January - A PhD student from University of Hyderabad named Rohith Vemula committed suicide due to Caste based discrimination. The event triggered a countrywide agitation against casteism in institutions of higher learning.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Remembering Rohith Vemula: On his sixth death anniversary, a look at the PhD student's demise and its aftermath|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/remembering-rohith-vemula-a-look-back-at-what-happened-six-years-ago-10292711.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Firstpost|language=en}}
• 8 February - Facebook's FreeBasics declared illegal in India and stopped services in the country.{{Cite web|date=2016-05-12|title=The inside story of Facebook's biggest setback {{!}} Rahul Bhatia|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/12/facebook-free-basics-india-zuckerberg|access-date=2021-06-27|website=the Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite news|last1=Goel|first1=Vindu|last2=Isaac|first2=Mike|date=2016-02-08|title=Facebook Loses a Battle in India Over Its Free Basics Program|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/business/facebook-loses-a-battle-in-india-over-its-free-basics-program.html|access-date=2021-06-27|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite magazine|title=India Bans Facebook's Basics App to Support Net Neutrality|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/02/facebooks-free-basics-app-is-now-banned-in-india/|access-date=2021-06-27|issn=1059-1028}}
• 20 February - militants besieged the Entrepreneurship Development Institute{{cite news |title=Stand-off in Kashmir as militants take over government building |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Militants-storm-training-institute-in-Kashmir/article60516022.ece |work=The Hindu |date=20 February 2016 |language=en-IN}}
• 14 March – Police horse Shaktiman was attacked with a stick by BJP MLA politician and cabinet minister Ganesh Joshi during a protest organized by BJP against the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The attack and the horse's later death would cause worldwide outrage.{{Cite news |date=2016-04-20 |title='Attacked' India police horse dies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36093674 |access-date=2024-09-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
• 16 March - RTI activist Vinayak Baliga murdered in Mangalore by contract killers closely linked to Hindutva group NaMo Brigade.{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: Two years since Vinayak Baliga murder – family still waits for justice |url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=500824 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=daijiworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=FIRA chief questions Kamath over Baliga murder |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/archives/fira-chief-questions-kamath-over-baliga-murder-669185.html |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}
• 18 March - Ahead of polls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court of India allows pictures of Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Governors and State Ministers to appear in government advertisements.{{Cite news|last=PTI|date=2016-03-18|title=SC allows photos of CMs, Governors, ministers in government advertisements|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/SC-allows-photos-of-CMs-Governors-ministers-in-government-advertisements/article14162376.ece|access-date=2022-01-13|issn=0971-751X}}
• 31 March - 2016 Kolkata flyover collapse: At least 27 people are killed and 80 others are injured in a bridge collapse in Kolkata, West Bengal in India.
• 5 April - Bihar state imposed liquor ban.
• 5 April - India's fastest train Gatimaan Express started Operating between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment by Indian Railways.
• 2016 Ujjain Simhastha Kumbha Fair organized between 22 April and 21 May. Nearly 75  million people visited the fair during this one-month period.{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ujjain-simhastha-humbh-mela-ends-kshipra-river-2812330/ |title=Ujjain: As Kumbh draws to a close, devotees throng Kshipra for 'shahi snan' |date=21 May 2016 |publisher=Indian Express }}
• 10 April – Puttingal temple fire caused 107 deaths.{{cite web | last=Pereira | first=Ignatius | title=Fireworks show in Kerala goes awry, kills 107 | website=The Hindu | date=10 April 2016 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Fireworks-show-in-Kerala-goes-awry-kills-107/article14231744.ece | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 11 April – 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election – BJP won the majority.
• 29 April – Jisha murder case.
• 2 May – A 17 year old JEE aspirant named Kriti Tripathi dies by suicide in Kota, Rajastan.{{Cite news |date=2 May 2016 |title=A Day After Clearing Exam, IIT Aspirant Commits Suicide, Kota DC Writes to Parents Not to Burden the Children |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/May/02/a-day-after-clearing-exam-iit-aspirant-commits-suicide-kota-dc-writes-to-parents-not-to-burden-the-children-931821.html |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite news |date=30 April 2016 |title=Kota suicide: 17-year-old wrote 5-page letter, wanted to do BSc |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kota-suicide-17-yr-old-writes-5-page-letter-wanted-to-study-bsc/story-bKeRdVkFZ4Qo7pDDxM052K.html |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news |date=13 May 2016 |title=Student suicides: Rajasthan Governor wants regulator for Kota coaching centres |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/student-suicides-rajasthan-governor-wants-regulator-for-kota-coaching-centres-2797698/ |access-date=9 January 2016 |work=The Indian Express}}
• 5 May - 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election – Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won majority.
• 16 May - 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election- Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won majority.
• 16 May - 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election – Congress won majority.
• 23 May - Hypersonic Flight Experiment: The ISRO's RLV-TD vehicle was launched from the first launchpad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre on board an HS9 rocket booster.{{cite news |last=Bagla |first=Pallava |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-all-set-to-launch-its-own-space-shuttle-today-1408943 |title=Swadeshi Space Shuttle Tests, ISRO's 'Mission Accomplished': 10 Facts |work=DDTV |location=India |date=2 May 2016 |access-date=25 May 2016 }}
• 30 May - 30 died following fire in army weapon depot in Pulgaon, Wardha district, Maharashtra.{{cite web | title=Fire in Pulgaon army depot, which killed 16, completely doused, says military official | website=The Indian Express | date=31 May 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/live-central-ammuntion-depot-pulgaon-wardha-maharashtra-2826707/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 31 May - 2016 Bihar school examination scandal: A controversy breaks out over the topper scam which took place in the Bihar School Examination Board in Bihar, India.

• 14 June – Anu Bansal receives burns to over 80% of her body after being set on fire by her husband for giving birth to a daughter. She would die several days later. It would take her daughters eight years to get justice for her murder.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-29 |title=Bulandshahr: India girls who wrote letter with blood get justice |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62344788 |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
• 22 June – ISRO send 20 satellites in space on PSLV-XL.{{cite web | last=Choudhury | first=Santanu | title=India's Space Agency Sends 20 Satellites Into Orbit | website=WSJ | date=22 June 2016 | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/22/indias-space-agency-sends-20-satellites-into-orbit/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 25 June – 2016 Pampore attack.
• 28 June – Government of India accepted 7th Pay Commission recommendations to increase salaries of employees.{{cite web | last=Shaikh | first=Zeeshan | title=7th Pay Commission: Central Govt employee union calls nationwide strike on February 15, demand settlement of 21-points-charter demand | website=India.com | date=17 December 2016 | url=http://www.india.com/news/india/7th-pay-commission-central-govt-employee-union-calls-nationwide-strike-on-february-15-demand-settlement-of-21-points-charter-demand-1710719/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 2016 Kashmir unrest.
• 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance.
• 2 July - At least 30 died in heavy rains in Uttarakhand.{{cite web | title=Uttarakhand cloudburst: At least 30 killed as heavy rains lash Pithoragarh, Chamoli districts | website=Firstpost | date=2 July 2016 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/uttarakhand-cloudburst-22-killed-as-heavy-rains-lashed-chamoli-district-2868232.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 3 August – Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed in Parliament.{{cite web | last=Tiwari | first=Santosh | title=GST success a big boost for PM Modi and pending reforms | website=The Financial Express | date=29 July 2016 | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/gst-success-a-big-boost-for-pm-narendra-modi-and-pending-reforms/332999/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}{{cite web|website=Internet Archive |date=25 December 2016 |url=http://ddinews.gov.in/Home%20-%20Top%20Story/Pages/GSTlaw.aspx|title=GST Council clears drafts of 3 enabling bills including compensation for states |access-date=25 December 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225061906/http://ddinews.gov.in/Home%20-%20Top%20Story/Pages/GSTlaw.aspx |archive-date=25 December 2016 }}
• 5 August – 2016 Kokrajhar shooting.
• 9 August – Manipur activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16 years of hunger strike.{{cite web | last=Singh | first=Shiv Sahay | title=Irom Sharmila ends 16-year fast | website=The Hindu | date=9 August 2016 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Irom-Sharmila-ends-16-year-fast/article14562315.ece | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 13 August - Pramukh Swami Maharaj - died he was a Swaminarayan Guru.
• 14 August – Na. Muthukumar – died he was an Indian / Tamil poet, lyricist, and author National award winner.
• 2 September - Indian general strike of 2016.
• Kaveri River water dispute: violence broke out in Karnataka.{{cite web | title=Cauvery Water Management Board: Only Parliament Can Form it, Govt tells SC | website=News18 | date=3 October 2016 | url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/cauvery-water-management-board-can-only-be-formed-by-parliament-centre-tells-sc-1298103.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 13 September – 43 out of 44 MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly left Congress and joined People's Party of Arunachal.{{cite web | title=BJP To Join Government In Arunachal Pradesh, Month After Congress Exit | website=NDTV.com | date=14 October 2016 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-to-join-government-in-arunachal-pradesh-month-after-congress-exit-1474005 | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 18 September – 2016 Uri attack: Four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri, near the Line of Control in a pre-dawn ambush killing 19 soldiers.
• 22 September- Tamil Nadu cm Jayalalithaa hospitalized at Apollo Hospital.
• 29 September – 2016 Indian Line of Control strike: Indian Army conducts a surgical strike in response to the Uri attack that killed 19 soldiers.
• 30 September – Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law.
• 2 October – 2016 Baramulla attack.
• 11 October – Jangaon district was formed in 2016 in Telangana.
• 13 October – BJP joined People's Party of Arunachal- lead Government in Arunachal Pradesh.{{cite web | title=After Jayalalithaa's Death, BJP May Do an Arunachal in Tamil Nadu | website=The Quint | date=6 December 2016 | url=https://www.thequint.com/jayalalithaa/2016/12/06/jayas-demise-will-bjp-be-able-do-a-arunachal-in-tamil-nadu-aiadmk-narendra-modi-m-thambidurai-vajpayee-jayalalithaa | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 15 October – 24 died following stampede at religious meet in Varanasi.{{cite web | title=Varanasi stampede victims followers of affluent 'godman' Jai Gurudev | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=15 October 2016 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/varanasi-stampede-victims-followers-of-affluent-godman-jai-gurudev/story-vR3wvPhVJvI4pJPZqn7ZhP.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 17 October – Fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneshwar. 22 died.{{cite web | title=Bhubaneswar hospital fire: 22 dead, PM offers support to rescue ops | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=17 October 2016 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-killed-several-injured-in-fire-at-bhubaneshwar-hospital/story-ufWqAUk0ftdugXkDvfUy2N.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 19 October -Qnet multi-level marketing: former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested.{{cite web | author=PTI | title=Qnet scam: Padma Bhushan awardee and former World Billiards Champion Michael Ferreira arrested | website=The Economic Times | date=19 October 2016 | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/qnet-scam-padma-bhushan-awardee-and-former-world-billiards-champion-michael-ferreira-arrested/articleshow/54932288.cms | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 24 October – Cyrus Mistry was sacked as the Chairman of the Tata Sons. Tata was one of India's biggest conglomerate.{{cite web | title=Cyrus Mistry-Tata Sons spat: Everything that has happened so far | website=The Indian Express | date=29 October 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/business/companies/cyrus-mistry-tata-sons-ratan-tata-tata-group-shapoorji-pallonji-everything-that-has-happened-so-far-3728855/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 27 October – Senari massacre case of Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted by court. 10 death sentence.{{cite web | title=Bihar: 15 convicted, 23 acquitted in Senari massacre case | website=The Indian Express | date=28 October 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bihar-15-convicted-23-acquitted-in-senari-massacre-case/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• October – Bihar liquor ban: Supreme Court stays High Court order, liquor ban reimposed.{{cite web | title=Liquor ban: 8 months on, state still struggles to plug holes | website=The Times of India | date=19 December 2016 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Liquor-ban-8-months-on-state-still-struggles-to-plug-holes/articleshow/56052843.cms | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• October – Samajwadi Party, ruling Uttar Pradesh, caught in family feud.{{cite web | title=SP feud, Kanpur train tragedy: Highlights of UP's political scene in 2016 | website=Business Standard News | date=18 December 2016 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/sp-feud-kanpur-train-tragedy-highlights-of-up-s-political-scene-in-2016-116121800117_1.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 31 October – October 2016 Bhopal encounter.
• 1 November – 2016 Manipur unrest started.
• 8 November – The Indian government withdraws {{INR}}500 and {{INR}}1000 banknotes with immediate effect. New notes will be issued to the nation. Caused political uproar.
• 11 November – 42 Congress MLAs submitted their resignations to Punjab Vidhan Sabha following the Supreme Court order related to the Sutlej Yamuna link canal project.
• 16 November- The winter session of Indian Parliament starts, with debate on note ban.{{cite web | title=Punjab: Speaker to meet Cong MLAs to ascertain they didn't quit under duress | website=The Indian Express | date=15 December 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-speaker-to-meet-cong-mlas-to-ascertain-they-didnt-quit-under-duress-4427297/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 20 November – A train derails near Pukhrayan killing at least 150 people.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indore-Patna-Express-derailment-Toll-touches-150-deadliest-rail-mishap-since-1999/articleshow/55565092.cms|title=Indore-Patna Express derailment: Toll touches 150; deadliest rail mishap since 1999 – Times of India ►|website=The Times of India }}
• 26 November – Nabha jailbreak in Punjab. 6 flee.{{cite web | title=Nabha Jailbreak: Harminder Singh Mintoo promised men money to target Punjab assembly polls, says police | website=The Indian Express | date=1 December 2016 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/harminder-singh-mintoo-interrogation-nabha-jailbreak-4404022/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 29 November – 2016 Nagrota army base attack.
• 30 November – Supreme Court of India ordered cinemas to play national anthem before films.{{cite web | last=Safi | first=Michael | title=Indian court orders cinemas to play national anthem before films | website=the Guardian | date=30 November 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/30/indian-court-orders-cinemas-to-play-national-anthem-before-films | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 5 December – Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who has been hospitalized for 72 days in Apollo Hospital was officially announced as dead after having a heart attack.
• 10 December – Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested following railway complaint.{{cite web | title=Industrialist Pawan Ruia Arrested In Delhi By Bengal CID | website=NDTV.com | date=10 December 2016 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/industrialist-pawan-ruia-arrested-in-delhi-by-bengal-cid-1636325 | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 12 December – Cyclone Vardah makes landfall on Tamil Nadu coast. 18 died.{{cite web | last=Gori | first=Chintan | title=Cyclone Vardah: 18 people killed in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains, cyclonic winds | website=India.com | date=13 December 2016 | url=http://www.india.com/news/india/cyclone-vardah-18-people-killed-in-tamil-nadu-due-to-heavy-rains-cyclonic-winds-1704691/ | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 14 December – The National Green Tribunal banned kite-flying with manja, a thread coated in a sticky paste of ground-up glass, following outcry over deaths and injury caused by it.{{cite web | title=Green tribunal bans manja for kites across the country till February | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=14 December 2016 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/green-tribunal-bans-manja-for-kites-till-february/story-nirMEPgYBQTDb5WJbZQ9aP.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 15 December – Supreme Court bans sale of liquor on national and state highways due to large number of road accidents caused by drunks every year.{{cite web | title=Supreme Court bans sale of liquor on highways | website=Business Standard News | date=15 December 2016 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/no-liquor-to-be-sold-on-highways-from-now-on-supreme-court-orders-116121500233_1.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 24 December –Prime Minister, Narendra Modi laid the foundation for the Pune Metro Project. Metro construction work starts off.Modi inaugurates Pune Metro
• December – 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal: arrests made including former Indian Air Force chief.{{cite web | title=AgustaWestland scam: Ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi, two others remanded to three days' CBI custody | website=Firstpost | date=14 December 2016 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/agustawestland-scam-cbi-seeks-custody-of-ex-iaf-chief-sp-tyagi-for-seven-more-days-3155896.html | access-date=25 December 2016}}
• 29 December - 2016 Ariyalur gang rape case

{{Main|Public holidays in India}}

• "Devlok" by Devdutt Pattanaik
• "One Indian Girl" by Chetan Bhagat

• 2 January
• Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, Indian politician (b. 1924)[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/veteran-cpi-leader-a-b-bardhan-passes-away/ Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104130531/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/veteran-cpi-leader-a-b-bardhan-passes-away/ |date=4 January 2016 }}, indianexpress.com
• Fateh Singh, shooter and army officer (b. 1964)[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pathankot-attack-Commonwealth-gold-medalist-Fateh-Singh-martyred/articleshow/50423057.cms Pathankot attack: Commonwealth gold medalist Fateh Singh martyred] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103123424/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pathankot-attack-Commonwealth-gold-medalist-Fateh-Singh-martyred/articleshow/50423057.cms |date=3 January 2016 }}, indiatimes.com
• 3 January
• Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, Indian politician (b. 1932)[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Ex-MP-and-BJP-leader-Shankar-Prasad-Jaiswal-passes-away/articleshow/50440038.cms Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127114647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Ex-MP-and-BJP-leader-Shankar-Prasad-Jaiswal-passes-away/articleshow/50440038.cms |date=27 November 2017 }}, indiatimes.com
• Raghu Nandan Mandal, Indian politician (b. 1952)[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-mla-dies-in-jharkhand/article8064890.ece BJP MLA dies in Jharkhand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114201432/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/BJP-MLA-dies-in-Jharkhand/article13980937.ece |date=14 November 2022 }}, thehindu.com
• 4 January – S. H. Kapadia, Indian judge (b. 1947)[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-chief-justice-of-india-sh-kapadia-passes-away/articleshow/50450344.cms Former chief justice of India SH Kapadia passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225104604/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-chief-justice-of-india-sh-kapadia-passes-away/articleshow/50450344.cms |date=25 February 2019 }}, indiatimes.com
• 6 January – Labhshankar Thakar, Gujarati author (b. 1935)[http://deshgujarat.com/2016/01/06/noted-gujarati-litterateur-labshankar-thakar-passes-away/ Noted Gujarati Litterateur Labshankar Thakar passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124205718/http://deshgujarat.com/2016/01/06/noted-gujarati-litterateur-labshankar-thakar-passes-away/ |date=24 January 2016 }}, deshgujarat.com/
• 7 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian politician (b. 1936)[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jk-chief-minister-mufti-mohammad-sayeed-passes-away/article8075774.ece J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114201432/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/JampK-Chief-Minister-Mufti-Mohammad-Sayeed-passes-away/article60536624.ece |date=14 November 2022 }}, thehindu.com
• 8 January
• M. O. Joseph, Malayalam film producer (b. 1929){{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/film-producer-manjilas-joseph-passes-away-english-news-1.784769|title=Film producer Manjilas Joseph passes away|website=Mathrubhumi.com|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301140141/http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/film-producer-manjilas-joseph-passes-away-english-news-1.784769|url-status=dead}}
• Gunaram Khanikar, herbalist (b. 1949)[http://www.northeasttoday.in/bheshaj-ratna-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away/ 'Bheshaj Ratna' Dr Gunaram Khanikar Passes Away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031538/http://www.northeasttoday.in/bheshaj-ratna-dr-gunaram-khanikar-passes-away/ |date=13 January 2016 }}, northeasttoday.in
• 13 January
• J. F. R. Jacob, army general (b. 1923)[http://www.thedailystar.net/country/1971-war-hero-lt-gen-jacob-no-more-201208 1971 War hero Lt Gen Jacob no more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117235438/http://www.thedailystar.net/country/1971-war-hero-lt-gen-jacob-no-more-201208 |date=17 January 2016 }}. thedailystar.net
• G A Vadivelu, independence activist and politician (b. 1923)[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/former-jds-state-president-vadivelu-dead/article8104366.ece Former JD(S) State president Vadivelu dead] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114034902/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/former-jds-state-president-vadivelu-dead/article8104366.ece |date=14 January 2016 }}. thehindu.com
• File:RajeshVivek.jpg]]14 January – Rajesh Vivek, actor (b. 1949){{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160217103057/http://www.ignarchives.com/rajesh-vivek-dead-lagaan-actor-dies-of-heart-attack-at-66/ Rajesh Vivek Dead – Lagaan actor Dies Of Heart Attack At 66]}}, ignarchives.com
• 15 January – Anil Ganguly, film director (b. 1933)[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/filmmaker-anil-ganguly-no-more/ Filmmaker Anil Ganguly no more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117194011/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/filmmaker-anil-ganguly-no-more/ |date=17 January 2016 }}, indianexpress.com
• 16 January – Ananda Chandra Dutta, botanist (b. 1923)[http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=254339&dtP=2016-01-18&ppr=1 Demise of acclaimed botanist Ananda Chandra Dutta mourned] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127144400/http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=254339&dtP=2016-01-18&ppr=1 |date=27 January 2016 }}, sentinelassam.com
• 17 January
• Geethapriya, film director (b. 1932)[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Movie-Director-Geethapriya-Dies/2016/01/18/article3232222.ece Movie Director Geethapriya Dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126031920/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Movie-Director-Geethapriya-Dies/2016/01/18/article3232222.ece |date=26 January 2016 }}, newindianexpress.com
• V. Rama Rao, politician (b. 1935)[http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sikkim-former-governor-rama-rao-died/ Sikkim former Governor Rama Rao died] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118134228/http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sikkim-former-governor-rama-rao-died/ |date=18 January 2016 }}, telangananewspaper.com
• Sudhindra Thirtha, Hindu religious leader (b. 1926)[https://web.archive.org/web/20160119070722/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Sudhindra-Thirtha-Swamiji-Attains-Samadhi/2016/01/18/article3231805.ece Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji Attains Samadhi], newindianexpress.com
• Rohith Vemula, PhD scholar. (b. 1989)
• 18 January – Asha Patil, actress (b. 1936)[http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/kolhapur/asha-patil-passed-away/articleshow/50631905.cms Actress Asha Patil passed away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126173656/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/kolhapur/asha-patil-passed-away/articleshow/50631905.cms |date=26 January 2016 }}, maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com
• 20 January – Subrata Bose, politician (b. 1932)[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ex-forward-bloc-mp-and-nephew-of-subhas-bose-passes-away/articleshow/50668143.cms Ex-Forward Bloc MP and nephew of Subhas Bose passes away], economictimes.indiatimes.com
• 21 January – Mrinalini Sarabhai, classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (b. 1918)[http://www.thehindu.com/news/noted-danseuse-mrinalini-sarabhai-passed-away/article8133753.ece/ Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128204303/http://www.thehindu.com/news/noted-danseuse-mrinalini-sarabhai-passed-away/article8133753.ece |date=28 January 2016 }}, thehindu.com
• 22 January – Shankar Ghosh, tabla player (b. 1935)[http://www.newsx.com/national/18523-tabla-maestro-shankar-ghosh-dies-at-80 Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh dies at 80], newsx.com
• 23 January – A. C. Jose, politician (b. 1937)[http://www.thestatesman.com/news/latest-headlines/senior-congress-leader-ac-jose-dies/118438.html Senior Congress leader AC Jose dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309185444/http://www.thestatesman.com/news/latest-headlines/senior-congress-leader-ac-jose-dies/118438.html |date=9 March 2016 }}, thestatesman.com
• 25 January
• Kalpana, Malayalam actress (b. 1965)[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actress-kalpana-passes-away-at-51/ Malayalam actress Kalpana passes away at 51] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204122234/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actress-kalpana-passes-away-at-51/ |date=4 February 2016 }}, indianexpress.com
• Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, politician (b. 1955)[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/congress-mla-jashubhai-barad-dies-at-60/ Congress MLA Jashubhai Barad dies at 60] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126094421/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/congress-mla-jashubhai-barad-dies-at-60/ |date=26 January 2016 }} indianexpress.com
• Padmarani, Gujarati actress (b. 1936)[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/Veteran-Gujarati-actress-Padmarani-passes-away/articleshow/50719053.cms Veteran Gujarati actress Padmarani passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114201429/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/Veteran-Gujarati-actress-Padmarani-passes-away/articleshow/50719053.cms |date=14 November 2022 }}, indiatimes.com
• 28 January – Maheswar Baug, politician and independence activist (b. 1930)[http://www.thestatesman.com/news/odisha/former-minister-maheswar-baug-passes-away/119667.html Former minister Maheswar Baug passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128163404/http://www.thestatesman.com/news/odisha/former-minister-maheswar-baug-passes-away/119667.html |date=28 January 2016 }}, thestatesman.com
• 29 January – Nayani Krishnakumari, writer and folklorist (b. 1930)[http://www.ndtv.com/south/noted-writer-educationist-nayani-krishnakumari-passes-away-at-86-1271855 Noted Writer, Educationist Nayani Krishnakumari Dies At 86] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201062350/http://www.ndtv.com/south/noted-writer-educationist-nayani-krishnakumari-passes-away-at-86-1271855 |date=1 February 2016 }}, ndtv.com
• 30 January
• T. N. Gopakumar, journalist (b. 1957)[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/senior-journalist-tn-gopakumar-passes-away/article8171653.ece Senior journalist T.N. Gopakumar passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130101620/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/senior-journalist-tn-gopakumar-passes-away/article8171653.ece |date=30 January 2016 }}, thehindu.com
• K. V. Krishna Rao, military officer (b. 1923)[http://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2016/01/30/former-indian-army-chief-gen-kv-krishna-rao-dies Former Indian Army chief Gen KV Krishna Rao dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130191807/http://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2016/01/30/former-indian-army-chief-gen-kv-krishna-rao-dies |date=30 January 2016 }}, bdnews24.com
• Kollam G. K. Pillai, actor (b. 1933)[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actor-kollam-g-k-pillai-passes-away/ Malayalam actor Kollam G K Pillai passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201095626/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actor-kollam-g-k-pillai-passes-away/ |date=1 February 2016 }}, indianexpress.com
• 31 January – Randhir Singh, political scientist (b. 1921)[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/prof-randhir-singh-passes-away/190816.html Prof Randhir Singh passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204190803/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/prof-randhir-singh-passes-away/190816.html |date=4 February 2016 }}, tribuneindia.com

• 1 February – Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Kannada actor.[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/actor-kunigal-ramnath-passes-away/article8179695.ece Actor Kunigal Ramnath passes away], thehindu.com
• 3 February –
• Balram Jakhar, 92, politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1980–1989).[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-lok-sabha-speaker-balram-jakhar-passes-away/1/586264.html Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206132004/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-lok-sabha-speaker-balram-jakhar-passes-away/1/586264.html |date=6 February 2016 }}, intoday.in
• K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Supreme Court judge[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Justice-KS-Paripoornan-passes-away/articleshow/50840982.cms Justice KS Paripoornan passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205091840/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Justice-KS-Paripoornan-passes-away/articleshow/50840982.cms |date=5 February 2016 }}, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• 5 February – Markand Bhatt, 87, theatre director and actor.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Veteran-Gujarati-theatre-artist-Markand-Bhatt-dies/articleshow/50874883.cms Veteran Gujarati theatre artist Markand Bhatt dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210022823/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Veteran-Gujarati-theatre-artist-Markand-Bhatt-dies/articleshow/50874883.cms |date=10 February 2016 }}, indiatimes.com
• 6 February – Sudhir Tailang, 55, cartoonist.[http://www.india.com/news/india/renowned-cartoonist-sudhir-tailang-dies-of-brain-cancer-in-gurgaon-924313/ Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Tailang dies of brain cancer in Gurgaon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102324/http://www.india.com/news/india/renowned-cartoonist-sudhir-tailang-dies-of-brain-cancer-in-gurgaon-924313/ |date=6 March 2016 }}, india.com
• 8 February – Nida Fazli, 77, poet.[http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acclaimed-poet-lyricist-nida-fazli-dies-in-mumbai-1275075 Acclaimed Poet-Lyricist Nida Fazli Dies In Mumbai] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215132706/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acclaimed-poet-lyricist-nida-fazli-dies-in-mumbai-1275075 |date=15 February 2016 }}, ndtv.com
• 13 February – O. N. V. Kurup, 84, poet, recipient of the Jnanpith Award (2007).[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jnanpithwinning-poet-onv-kurup-no-more/article8233631.ece Jnanpith-winning poet O.N.V Kurup no more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216085348/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jnanpithwinning-poet-onv-kurup-no-more/article8233631.ece |date=16 February 2016 }}, thehindu.com
• 17 February – Akbar Kakkattil, 62, writer.[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-writer-akbar-kakkattil-dies-62-667245 Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil dies at 62] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224141551/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-writer-akbar-kakkattil-dies-62-667245 |date=24 February 2016 }}, ibtimes.co.in
• 18 February –
• Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Hindustani musician.[http://ibtn9.com/2016/02/ustad-abdul-rashid-khans-tragic-demise/ Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan's Tragic Demise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301063907/http://ibtn9.com/2016/02/ustad-abdul-rashid-khans-tragic-demise/ |date=1 March 2016 }}, ibtn9.com
• Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar.[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Cherussery-Zainudheen-Musliyar-Passes-Away/2016/02/19/article3284902.ece Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar Passes Away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225143312/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Cherussery-Zainudheen-Musliyar-Passes-Away/2016/02/19/article3284902.ece |date=25 February 2016 }}, newindianexpress.com
• 20 February – Pradeep Shakti, 60, actor and restaurateur.[http://www.telugucinema.com/news/Actor-Pradeep-Shakti-passes-away Actor Pradeep Shakti passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303040320/http://www.telugucinema.com/news/Actor-Pradeep-Shakti-passes-away |date=3 March 2016 }}, telugucinema.com
• 21 February –
• Akbar Ali, 90, Kannada poet.[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Poet-Akbar-Ali-Known-for-Limericks-Dies-at-91/2016/02/22/article3290386.ece Poet Akbar Ali, Known for Limericks, Dies at 91] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302053845/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Poet-Akbar-Ali-Known-for-Limericks-Dies-at-91/2016/02/22/article3290386.ece |date=2 March 2016 }}, newindianexpress.com
• Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, classical dancer.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Bharatanatyam-exponent-Kalanidhi-Narayanan-dies-aged-87/articleshow/51088402.cms Bharatanatyam exponent Kalanidhi Narayanan dies aged 87] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228162514/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Bharatanatyam-exponent-Kalanidhi-Narayanan-dies-aged-87/articleshow/51088402.cms |date=28 February 2016 }}, indiatimes.com
• 25 February – Bhavarlal Jain, 78, businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems).[http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/jain-irrigation-founder-bhavarlal-jain-dies/931692 Jain Irrigation Founder Bhavarlal Jain Dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114201430/https://www.outlookindia.com/ |date=14 November 2022 }}, outlookindia.com
• 26 February
• Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Muslim cleric.[http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/shia-leader-athar-passes-away-79-657 Shia leader Athar passes away at 79] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310052823/http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/shia-leader-athar-passes-away-79-657 |date=10 March 2016 }}, asianage.com
• B. K. Garudachar, 99, cricket player.{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/sports/cricket/india-s-oldest-first-class-cricketer-bk-garudachar-dies-aged-99-2025630.html|title=India's oldest first-class cricketer BK Garudachar dies aged 99|date=26 February 2016|website=OneIndia.com|access-date=20 October 2017}}
• 27 February
• Banda Jyothi, 41, comedian and actress.[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-comedian-banda-jyothi-passes-away-in-hyderabad-2183022 Comedian Banda Jyothi passes away in Hyderabad], dnaindia.com
• Rajesh Pillai, 41, film director (Traffic).[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajesh-pillai-malayalam-filmmaker-traffic-director-director-dies-passes-away-41/ Rajesh Pillai, Malayalam filmmaker passes away at 41] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305125442/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajesh-pillai-malayalam-filmmaker-traffic-director-director-dies-passes-away-41/ |date=5 March 2016 }}, indianexpress.com
• 28 February –
• Honey Chhaya, 85, film director and actor (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).[http://daily.bhaskar.com/news-ht/ENT-BOW-veteran-actor-honey-chhaya-passes-away-5261444-PHO.html Veteran Actor Honey Chhaya of 'OMG', 'Being Cyrus' Fame Passes Away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307042217/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news-ht/ENT-BOW-veteran-actor-honey-chhaya-passes-away-5261444-PHO.html |date=7 March 2016 }}, bhaskar.com
• Kumarimuthu, 76, comedian and film actor.[http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-actor-comedian-kumarimuthu-dies-at-77/story-BgbfsT3v6iuQazZGLdTgqI.html Tamil actor-comedian Kumarimuthu dies at 77] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315060622/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tamil-actor-comedian-kumarimuthu-dies-at-77/story-BgbfsT3v6iuQazZGLdTgqI.html |date=15 March 2016 }}, hindustantimes.com
• 29 February – Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, politician, Maharashtra MLA (1960{{ndash}}1999), mayor of Malegaon.[http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/former-maharashtra-minister-nihal-ahmed-maulavi-mohammed-usman-died-1456740703-1 Former Maharashtra Minister Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman died] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306003239/http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/former-maharashtra-minister-nihal-ahmed-maulavi-mohammed-usman-died-1456740703-1 |date=6 March 2016 }}, jagranjosh.com

• 20 April – Shaktiman, Uttarakhand police horse.

• 4 June – Sulabha Deshpande, 79, Veteran actress.

• 23 July – S. H. Raza, Famous painter.

• 9 August – Kalikho Pul, 47, former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/crowd-turns-violent-outside-puls-residence/article8964097.ece |title=Crowd turns violent outside deceased Kalikho Pul's house |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |work=The Hindu |last=Dodum |first=Ranju}}

• 10 October – Parmeshwar Godrej, 70, philanthropist and socialite.{{cite news | url = http://www.ndtv.com/people/philanthropist-businesswoman-parmeshwar-godrej-dies-at-70-1472826 | title = Philanthropist, Businesswoman Parmeshwar Godrej Dies At 70 | work = NDTV | access-date = 13 October 2016}}

• 22 November
• M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Carnatic vocalist{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Balamuralikrishna-veteran-Carnatic-musician-dies-aged-86/articleshow/55562203.cms|title=Balamuralikrishna, veteran Carnatic musician, dies aged 86|work=The Times of India|date=22 November 2016|access-date=22 November 2016}}
• M. G. K. Menon, 88, physicist{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/acclaimed-physicist-and-ex-isro-chief-prof-mgk-menon-dies-at-88/story-KhdZ36LxxsH1z1CasRb6CN.html|title=Acclaimed physicist and ex-ISRO chief Prof MGK Menon dies at 88|date=22 November 2016|website=HindustanTimes.com|access-date=20 October 2017}}

• File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg]]5 December – Jayalalithaa, 68, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-passes-away/article16760190.ece |title=Jayalalithaa's health: AIADMK MLAs' meeting postponed |newspaper=The Hindu |date=1 October 2009 |access-date=5 December 2016}}
• 7 December – Cho Ramaswamy, 82, actor, political satirist, journalist, lawyer{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Cho-Ramaswamy-passes-away/article16771236.ece|title=Cho Ramaswamy passes away|date=7 December 2016|publisher=The Hindu India|access-date=7 December 2016}}
• 24 December – Chetan Ramarao, 76, Kannada film actor{{cite web | title=Veteran actor Chetan Ramarao passes away | website=The Hindu | date=24 December 2016 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Veteran-actor-Chetan-Ramarao-passes-away/article16937195.ece | access-date=24 December 2016}}

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