Kesavananda Bharati

Shri Kesavananda Bharati
Religion Hinduism
Sect Edneer Mutt, Kasaragod district, Kerala, India
Philosophy Advaita Vedanta
Guru Shri Ishwarananda Bharati Swamiji
Procession of Swamiji by his disciples in Kumta, 2012
Shri Kesavananda Bharati with other Shankaracharyas' in a regional Shankaracharyas' meet. (far right)
Shri Kesavananda Bharati Swamiji with devotees at Maha Kumbha Mela held at Allahabad in Feb 2013
Shri Kesavananda Bharati Swamiji with devotees at Maha Kumbha Mela held at Allahabad in Feb 2013

Shri Kesavananda Bharati or officially, Srimad Jagadguru Sri Sri Sankaracharya Thotakacharya Keshavananda Bharathi Sripadangalavaru (also known as Edneer Swamiji or Pontiff of Edneer/Kerala Shankaracharya or Shankaracharya of Kerala) is the present pontiff (Guru) of Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya Thotakacharya Samsthanam, Edneer Mutt[1][2] in Kasaragod district of the Indian state of Kerala. He is the follower of unique Smartha Bhagawatha tradition and Advaita Vedanta.

Kesavananda Bharati case

Kesavananda Bharati is the most referred name in the Indian Constitutional Law. His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Anr. (case citation: AIR 1973 SC 1461) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that outlined the Basic Structure doctrine of the Constitution.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Indian National Newspaper, The Hindu, in April 2013, on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary noted that this was the case which saved the Indian democracy and thanked Shri Kesavananda Bharati and eminent jurist Nanabhoy Palkhivala for the same.[15]

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Present

He is the present head and Guru of Sri Edneer Mutt which belongs to the parampara of Sri Thotakacharya, one of the first four disciples of Sri Adi Shankaracharya and follows Smartha Bhagawatha tradition of Advaitha Pantha which has more than 1200 years of glorious history of religion, culture, art, music and social service. He is the only Shankaracharya in the whole state of Kerala. He took sanyasa at the age of 19 and has been heading the mutt for the last 50 years (as on 2011) as Peetadhipathi and head of Edneer Mutt.[2]

Sri Keshavananda Bharathi Swamiji is spreading the religion and culture in equal earnest. He also renders all possible support to literature, culture and art. He is a great Carnatic and Hindusthani vocalist and master of all sections of Yakshagana, the renowned art form and also has penned many devotional songs and dramas.[2]

Sri Swamiji is a patron of education, Kannada culture and arts, including Yakshagana, music and dramas. He has contributed immensely for Kannada in the border district of Kasaragod. Under his guidance, the mutt has instituted a Kannada Medium School, a Junior college and also Vidyamandira English Medium School at Edneer. The mutt also operates a Sanskrit Veda Patashala and conducts a number of Cultural and art festivals every year.[2][20]

Opinion

He was the only Shankaracharya who has publicly issued a statement saying that it was a mistake on the part of the Government to open the vaults of the Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple and he publicly asserted that all the assets found in the vault of Shri Padnabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State of India are indeed the assets of temple and the responsibility of managing assets should be handed over to the Trust which is presently managing the temple.[21]

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

Edneer Mutt

Edneer

References

  1. ↑ Edneer Mutt, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 D A I J I W O R L D
  3. ↑ "Kesavananda Bharati ... vs State of Kerala And Anr on 24 April, 1973". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ↑ When I met Keshavananda Bharathi!
  5. ↑ http://www.supremecourtcases.com/index2.php?option=com_content&itemid=1&do_pdf=1&id=231
  6. ↑ Kesavananda Bharati ... vs State Of Kerala And Anr on 24 April, 1973
  7. ↑ http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/Academics/course_material/constitutional-law-I-course.pdf
  8. ↑ Datar, Arvind P. (24 April 2013). "The case that saved Indian democracy". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  9. ↑ KESAVANANDA BHARATI CASE | Legal Articles and Essays
  10. ↑ Kesavananda Bharati's Case | Arijit Pasayat, Ashok Bhan, Y.K. Sabharwal, S.H. Kapadia, C.K. Thakker, P.K. Balasubramanyan
  11. ↑ Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
  12. ↑ Extraordinary Case Study – Indian Express
  13. ↑ Event – THE KESAVANANDA BHARATI CASE – LU November 2011
  14. ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kesavananda-bharathi-case-saved-constitution/244934-60-122.html ref> http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2901/stories/20120127290107100.htm
  15. ↑ Datar, Arvind P. (24 April 2013). "The case that saved Indian democracy". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  16. ↑ Datar, Arvind P. (24 April 2013). "The case that saved Indian democracy". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  17. ↑ http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?233587
  18. ↑ http://subjudiced.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/40-years-of-kesavananda-bharati/
  19. ↑ http://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/Law/notes/fundamental-right-kesavanda.html
  20. ↑ Kannada Samskruti
  21. ↑ Govt will usurp Padmanabhaswany temple wealth: Pontiff of Edneer Mutt – India – DNA


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