Kesari is a weekly Malayalam language magazine affiliated publication of the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and it is also known as the mouthpiece of the RSS Kerala.

[1][2][3] Kesari was started in 1951 by prominent RSS activists in Kozhikode including Shankara Shastri.

In 1962, a trust called Hindustan Prakashan was formed and Kesari's ownership was vested in it.

Kesari, like other newspapers, was registered under the Press Act, which came into force in 1957.

[4] Padma Vibhushan, P. Parameswaran and R Venugopal have held senior posts at Kesari.