Smt. V.S.Rama Devi was born on January 15, 1934 at Chebrolu and had her education at Eluru and Hyderabad. She obtained M.A and LL.M. degrees and became an eminent advocate in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. She held many positions in the Civil Services of the central government. Important among them are Member Secretary to Law Commission, Chief Election Commissioner and Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha. She has served as Judicial member of Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal. She has received many national and international Honors and awards.

    
She has visited important countries all over the world as a member of various Delegations and Institutions. She had actively participated in Inter-Parliamentary Conferences held at Canberra, Paris, Copenhagen, Bucharest, Istanbul and Beijing.
 
She has also participated in Inter-Parliamentary Counsel’s Special Session at New York. She has worked as a member of various professional associations including the prestigious Statute Law Society, London.
  
She also has interest in Telugu literature and has written some novels, short stories, essays and plays in Telugu. She has written on legal topics like women and law, children and law, handicapped and law, defection law and certain other constitutional aspects. Her special interest is to spread legal awareness among women and weaker sections of society. She has special interest and care for environment. She is a voracious reader.
 
She served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh from July 26, 1999 to December 2, 1999. She has been Governor of Karnataka and Chancellor of Universities in Karnataka since December 2, 1999.