Career
In 2012, he set a new Asian track record at 49.590 seconds. Keshavan picked up luge when he was selected at a training camp in Himachal at the age of 15. Keshavan was selected as a promising young athlete and went on to become the youngest person to ever officially qualify for the Olympic Games in luge.
He was offered to represent Italy in 2002, but refused.
In 2014, Keshavan walked as an Independent Olympic Participant at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Sochi due to the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association. However, later on during the Sochi Winter Olympics, Indian Olympic Association made a comeback as a recognized country by the International Olympic Committee resulting in Keshavan competing under the Indian flag.
In November 2014, Keshavan collaborated with Duncan Kennedy to train for 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Duncan will act as Keshavan’s personal coach while leveraging his technical expertise to improve Keshavan’s sled.
Keshavan has been promoting the cause of winter sports in India.
A grassroots level luge camp was held in India by Keshavan in 2009 for 50 young athletes interested in trying the sport. 10 were selected to form the Junior National Luge team to train in Japan. Keshavan gained some fame after a training session during which he fell off his sled and yet managed to climb back on and complete the run.
The video of the training run was shared widely on the internet.