He was a member of the courts of Amarasimha (r. 1787–98) and Tulaja II (r. 1763–87) of Thanjavur.
[2] Ramaswami Dikshitar was instructed in music and music theory by Melattur Veerabhadrayya and Venkata Vaidyanatha Dīkshitar, a grandson of Venkatamakhin, author of the Chaturdandiprakashika.
His son Muthuswami Dikshitar's acclaimed work, Vatapi Ganapatim was composed using the same raga.
[2] Besides Muthuswami, Ramaswami Dikshitar had two other sons, Chinnaswami and Balaswami, and a daughter, Balamba.
Balaswami's grandson was the composer and scholar, Subbarama Dikshitar.