2025 in Indian public domain

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 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 Movies == Kerala ==

On 1st January 2025, M. P. Parameswaran gave his formal consent to release a selection of his works under a free license, making them available to the public domain via Wikimedia Commons. A ceremony was held at his residence where the first batch of books marked for digitization to the Wikimedia community. The digitisation process was undertaken by the Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation, with representatives from the Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad, the Wikimedians of Kerala User Group, and other volunteers in attendance. == See also ==