[6] He was appointed the head of Sri Edneer Mutt, in Kasaragod district, Kerala, in 1961,[6] and belonged to the Parampara of Thotakacharya, one of the first four disciples of Adi Shankara.

[8] Kesavananda Bharati was a Carnatic and Hindusthani vocalist, and master of Yakshagana, an Indian art and theater form.

[10] Kesavananda was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that established the basic structure doctrine of the constitution.

[4][15] On 23 March 1973, in a 7–6 ruling, the Supreme Court held that Parliament could not alter the "basic structure" of the Constitution of India.

[18][3] In April 2013, The Hindu, on Kesvananda's 40th anniversary, noted that the case saved Indian democracy[19] and thanked Shri Kesavananda Bharati and jurist Nanabhoy Palkhivala for the same.