K Parasaran, was born on October 9, 1927 in the Srirangam district of Tamil Nadu.
The advocate's father Kesava Iyengar was also a lawyer and his mother was Shrimati Ranganayaki.
Not much is known about K Parasaran's school education.
After completing his 12th Standard, K Parasaran pursued his BA in Economics from Presidency College, Chennai and then BL (now BA. LLB) from Law College of Madras.
Here, he was awarded the Shri Justice CV Kumarawami Sastri Sanskrit Medal and Justice Shri V Bhashyam Iyengar Gold Medal in Hindu Law.
K Parasaran began legal practice in Supreme Court in the year 1958; in his career of over 60 years, his landmark cases include Sabarimala Case and the Ayodhya Land Dispute Case.
In the Ayodhya Case, K Parasaran was described as 'Pitamah of Indian Bar' by Justice SK Kaul; he was also named trustee in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.