He is an active sports enthusiast and apart from being a coach he also concentrates on identifying and training young athletes.

K. Baskaran is the fourth child of Kasinathan Sittachiyar-Krishnammal couple born at Sooliyakottai, Tanjore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[2] K. Baskran is married to B. Prabha and he has three children: son B. Soorya, a discus athlete and two daughters B. Neetaa and B. Neerajaa both of whom play basketball.

He rose to International attention during this period and was appointed as the Coach for Thailand National Kabaddi Team.

In 2010 he coached the Malaysian National Kabaddi Team and was mainly associated with the preparation and selection process for the 2010 Asian Games.

In 2014 he mentored the Indian Men's Kabaddi team for the Beach Asian Games 2014 held in Thailand.