The Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) has been set up to honour the memory of late Mr. B. S. Kesavan and is an initiative of many of his former colleagues, relations, admirers and students.

The Institute registered as a Trust is a non-governmental agency, and has the broad goal of acting as an independent body for the study, training and advocacy in library, information and knowledge management.

The initial funding for the Trust has come from voluntary donations.

The Trust has its office at 69 Krishnapuri Colony, West Marredpally, Secunderabad, India.