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 yearIndian Copyright Act, 1957 Name of the personDate of birthDate of death Occupation Notable Works Jawaharlal Nehru14 November 188927 May 1964 writer, politician, barrister, trade unionist, autobiographer, freedom fighter The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, An Autobiography, Letters from a Father to His Daughter Mehboob Khan9 September 190728 May 1964 film director, film producer, film actor Mother India, Andaz, Aan Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar18831964 writer Viththal Yashodai, Gajanan Vijay Guru Dutt9 July 192510 October 1964 screenwriter, choreographer, film director, film producer, film editor, film actor Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudhvin Ka Chand J.B.S. Haldane5 November 18921 December 1964 biologist, university teacher, physiologist, biochemist, geneticist, philosopher The Causes of Evolution, Possible Worlds, On Being the Right Size, Daedalus, or Science and the Future, The Marxist Philosophy and the Sciences, The Inequality of Man, A Dialectical Account of Evolution Amrit Kaur2 February 18876 February 1964 politician, activist, freedom fighter The Political Biography of an Indian Woman Bastiampillai Anthonipillai Thomas7 March 188626 January 1964 Catholic priest History of Christianity in Sri Lanka Benoytosh Bhattacharyya1964 writer, Indologist History of Indian Literature, Vedic Literature Maithili Sharan Gupt3 August 188612 December 1964 writer, poet, politician, translator, linguist Rangabhoomi, Bharat-Bharati, Saket Michael Rodrigues1964 Catholic priest, Catholic bishop History of Christianity in Goa Sheikh Fattelal1964 cinematographer, film director, production designer, film producer Madhavpura, Kashinath Pasupuleti Kannamba5 October 19117 May 1964 actor, singer Seetha Kalyanam, Maya Bazaar Verrier Elwin29 August 190222 February 1964 ethnologist, anthropologist, autobiographer The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin, The Baiga Aluru Venkata Rao12 July 188025 February 1964 journalist History of Andhra Movement Asit Kumar Haldar10 September 189013 February 1964 writer, teacher, painter Chaya Samhita Attoor Krishna Pisharody29 September 18755 June 1964 teacher, author, musicologist Bharatiya Sangeet Baselios Geevarghese II16 June 18743 January 1964 presbyter Religious Teachings of Saint Thomas Christians Biren Nag19221964 art director, film director Chandralekha, Ram Rajya Birinchi Kumar Barua10 November 190830 March 1964 poet, university teacher, literary scholar, Indologist Shakuntala, Indology and Sanskrit Literature Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu8 November 189325 November 1964 musician, violinist Violin Recitals Bhatt Mathuranath Shastri23 March 18894 June 1964 poet Brahmanand Kavya Louisa Durrell16 January 188624 January 1964 novelist The Garden of the Gods, The Durrells of Corfu Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh13 November 191711 September 1964 writer, poet, journalist, literary critic Bhagavad Gita aur Hindu Dharma, The Serene Walk Gali Penchala Narasimha Rao190325 May 1964 composer Vandemataram, Deva Kanya Komarraju Atchamamba6 September 190620 October 1964 politician, gynecologist, obstetrician Women in Society M. H. Douglas2 October 191030 March 1964 actor, stunt performer Stunt Techniques in Cinema N. Sivaraj29 September 189229 September 1964 politician Social Welfare and Politics in India Naresh Chandra Sengupta17 May 188219 September 1964 writer, lawyer, novelist The People of India Nawal Kishore Dhawal11 November 191117 April 1964 writer My Life in Literature P. T. Chacko9 April 191531 July 1964 lawyer, politician Constitutional Law in India Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar9 February 187324 September 1964 theatrical director Swaraj and National Drama Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti2 July 188029 June 1964 writer Makkalabharathi, Brahmanandavijay Premankur Atorthy1 January 189013 October 1964 screenwriter, actor, writer, film director, film producer Pather Panchali, Apu Trilogy Rajendrasinhji Jadeja1 April 195514 May 1955 military personnel Jadeja Dynasty Samarendra Nath Roy11 December 190623 July 1964 mathematician, statistician The Statistical Theory of Probability Shashibhusan Dasgupta191121 July 1964 writer, academic Indian Literature and Culture T. Mariappa19041964 politician Politics in Post-Independence India T. P. Rajalakshmi11 November 191120 August 1964 film director, film actor Sundara Kanda Vangal Thiruvenkatachari Krishnamachari8 February 188114 February 1964 politician, civil servant The Politics of Public Service Vaikunthbhai Mehta26 October 189127 October 1964 politician, economist Economic Development in India Eugeniusz Banasiński1964 diplomat The Diplomacy of India in the 20th Century Parvati Prasad Baruva19 August 19047 June 1964 writer, poet, playwright, lyricist, film director The Lamb of God, Vandana Ghanshyamsinhji Daulatsinhji Jhala23 October 190210 November 1964 cricketer Cricket at Its Best Duvvuri Subbamma15 November 188031 May 1964 activist Feminist Writings in India Jatindranath Dowara4 March 18925 July 1964 writer, poet Dharmayudhha Surya Kumar Bhuyan27 January 18925 July 1964 poet, politician Bengal and its People Namdeo Jadav18 November 19212 August 1984 military personnel The Jadav Dynasty Amritlal Hargovinddas29 August 188912 December 1964 businessperson Entrepreneurship in Colonial India Bhargavram Vitthal Warerkar18831964 politician Political Leadership in Maharashtra Vishwanathbuwa Jadhav5 October 18851 September 1964 composer Classical Music of India, Music Director to first sound film of India Gangavataran (directed by Phalke) G. Ayling14 November 19199 October 1964 cricket umpire, cricketer The Role of Umpires in Cricket Sonthi Venkata Ramamurthy1 August 188819 January 1964 scientist Theories of Science and Nature Jogendranath Gupta22 March 188331 May 1964 writer, children's writer Stories of India Shanta Apte19161964 film actor Maya, Pahili Mangalagaur H. C. Dasappa5 December 189416 November 1964 lawyer, politician Indian Constitution and Social Change Nitish Chandra Laharry189221 July 1964 lawyer, film director, film producer, social worker, president of a non-profit organisation, film distributor The Struggle for Equality Samuel Fyzee-Rahamin19 December 18801 January 1964 painter Indian Art: The Tradition and Modernity Ram Narayan Singh18851964 politician, social worker Social Work in India Jibeswar Baruah19061964 sculptor Sculpture of Assam Biswanath Pasayat1964 writer Indian History and Culture Joseph Vithayathil23 July 18658 June 1964 Catholic priest Christianity in Kerala Banarsi Prasad Sinha7 November 18991964 politician Indian Politics and Independence Ishwar Chandra Nayak1964 politician The Politics of Rural India Anandrao Krishnaji Tekade1964 writer, singer, publisher Songs of Maharashtra Jadumani Mangaraj1964 politician History of Odisha Ardhendu Prasad Bandopadhyay1964 painter The Colors of India Janina Stroka1964 poet, painter, mystic, diarist The Journey of the Soul Jahangir Edalji Sanjana14 May 188017 January 1964 translator, literary critic, literary scholar Persian Influence on Indian Literature Narendra Nath Law1964 writer, historian History of India from Early Times Narendranath Basu6 July 186611 October 1938 writer Life and Culture in Ancient India Jaladhar Chattopadhyay1964 lawyer, playwright Indian Legal System Naseeruddin Hashmi1964 historian, archivist, biographer, researcher, travel writer, cataloger Travels in South Asia Kali Krishna Bhattacharya1964 writer, lawyer The Legal System in India Bhudeb Sen1964 poet The Poems of Bhudeb Sen Apurba Krishna Bhattacharya1964 writer In Search of the Past Abaninath Mitra1964 writer The People of Bengal, Stories from the Himalayas Professor Muhammad Ahmed Usmani1964 poet, university teacher Poems of the SoulAbdullah Ropari189520 August 1964Islamic scholar, historian, mufti
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: Anonymous works Photographs Cinematographic works (aka movies/films) Sound recordings Government works Works of corporate authorship or of international organizations
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