Vulimiri Ramalingaswami was born in Srikakulam, and he studied at Andhra Medical College.
He was born in a Telugu speaking family in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, South India to V. Gumpaswami and V. Sundaramma. Andhra Medical College 
8 August 1921
Srikakulam, Madras Presidency, British India He received his medical education from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam and then went on a scholarship to Oxford. 
