[1] He was born on 28 May 1915 at Edircottal village, Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, India.
[2] He was trained in trade union work during 1945 to 1947 at the Hindusthan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh and Majur Mahajan, Ahmedabad, an institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi.
[citation needed] To honour his commitment to trade unionism, the Chennai-based National Centre for Industrial Harmony conducts the annual G. Ramanujam Memorial Lecture.
There is also a permanent chair in his name at The Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies.
[5] He held additional charge of Andhra Pradesh, from 22 August to 23 November 1997, when incumbent Krishan Kant was elected vice-president.