Ramaswamy Venkataraman was born in 1910 in Rajamadam village. He did his schooling at National College Higher Secondary School at Trichy and obtained his Master's in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai. Later, he completed law at Madras Law College and started practicing in 1935 at Madras High Court. During this period, he participated in the struggles led by INC. He was jailed for two years for participating in the Quit India Movement in 1942. After his release from jail in 1944, he established many labor unions for the welfare of the labor force. In 1947, he became the secretary of the Madras Provincial Bar Federation. In 1951, he became a member of the Supreme Court. Because of his skills and social activism, he became a member of the Constituent Assembly, which drafted the Constitution of India. In 1952, he was elected to the first Parliament and served till 1957. After serving in several ministries, he was made the Vice President of India, and later the President of India. He received Tamra Patra for his participation in the freedom movement. In 2009, at the age of 98, he passed away due to multiple organ failures.