Jayendra saraswathi biography of barack

Sixty ninth head of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi ShankaracharyaSwamigal (born Subrahmanyam Mahadeva Iyer; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th ShankaracharyaGuru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.^[2] Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.^[3]

Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal succeeded Mahaperiyava Chandrashekara Saraswati Swamigal in 1960,^{[citation needed]} a fact not many people know.

He conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence. His successor was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff Mahaperiyava during his lifetime in the early 1980s.^[4]

Early life

Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was born as Subrahmanyam to Mahadeva Iyer and Saraswathi Ammal on