Background
Ganapati, Ramaswamy was born on July 6, 1930 in Tirunalveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Naranammal Puram Sankarnarayanan Ramaswamy and Ramaswamy Samalambal.
Ganapati, Ramaswamy was born on July 6, 1930 in Tirunalveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Naranammal Puram Sankarnarayanan Ramaswamy and Ramaswamy Samalambal.
Bachelor of Science, University Madras, India, 1950. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Bombay, 1955. Diploma dermatology and venereology, College Physicians & Surgeons, Bombay, 1971.
With Primary Health Center, Tamil Nadu, India, Nutrition Research Laboratories, Hyderabad, Tuberculosis Hospital, Bombay. Research officer Acworth Leprosy Hospital, 1963-1975. Project director GREMALTES, Madras, 1975-1976.
Founder, director Bombay Leprosy Project, Mumbai, since 1976. Member expert advisory panel on leprosy World Health Organization, member study group on chemotherapy of leprosy, 1993, member expert committee on leprosy, Geneva, 97. Member National Leprosy Eradication Commission, Maharashtra State Leprosy Council.
Member Indian Association Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (vice president, treasurer), Aoworth Leprosy Hospital Society for Research Rehabilitation and Education in Leprosy, Indian Association Leprologists Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh (vice president, honorary secretary), Society Eradication of Leprosy (vice president), Acworth Leprosy Hospital Society Research and Rehabilitation and Education in Leprosy (founder, vice president), Dowling Club Dermatologists (honorary), State Leprosy Society.
Married Padma Ganapati. Children: Sheela Rangan, Mala Giri.