Vivek Ramaswamy family is complete with his wife Apoorva Tewari and their son Karthik Ramaswamy. Vivek Ganapathy and Geetha Ramaswamy are his parents.
Ramaswamy is an American politician, author, and entrepreneur with ancestral ties to India. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrants and has described his early days as growing up with nerdy glasses and a funny last name in 90s Ohio reports Hindustan Times.
Ramaswamy has announced his candidacy for the 2024 United States Presidential Elections following former president Donald Trump and Nikki Haley. The presidential candidate is a self-described conservative, according to Wall Street Journal.
He might not have a strong political background in front of the two already-established competitors but Vivek was named the CEO of Anti-Woke Inc by New Yorker Magazine. Urban Dictionary defines Anti-woke as a person of culture that questions the facts portrayed publicly.
The POTUS candidate has settled in Dublin, Ohio, with his wife and toddler.
Soon after establishing himself in the wealthy suburbs, he gathered up neighbors to speak about corporate virtue signaling while being hypocrites all along, writes Sheelah Kolhatkar, for New Yorker Magazine, dubbing him the CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.
Apoorva Tewari Is Assistant Professor
Vivek Ramaswamy wife Apoorva Tewari Ramaswamy is a Laryngologist and teaches at The Ohio State University.
Apoorva took the role of Assistant Professor at The OSU Wexner Medical Center in August 2021 and has been working there for nearly two years now.
According to her LinkedIn profile, she previously worked as a Resident Physician at Presbyterian Hospital in New York for five years between 2015 and 2020. She is currently working with cancer patients helping them swallow food again.
Mrs. Ramaswamy attended Horace Mann School before joining Yale University for her Bachelor of Science in Biology degree in 2007. She graduated from Yale University in 2011 with her degree.
Apoorva then attended Yale University School of Medicine for her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. She graduated in 2015 and was a Samuel Jordan Graham Scholar during her time at the institution. She has a bilingual and native command of English and Hindi language and can speak Spanish as well.
She is an active social media user. Apoorva is found using Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook but does not boast a huge number of followers on any of the social media platforms.
The Pair Got Married In 2015
Vivek Ramaswamy and Apoorva Tewari tied the wedding knot in May 2015. Apoorva shared glimpses of their marriage on social media.
Vivek Ramaswamy wedding with Apoorva Tewari was a hybrid ceremony between cultures. The bride dressed in traditional Indian clothes and jewelry for the big day while Vivek represented American style by wearing a classic black tuxedo.
Apoorva wore a heavily embroidered sari with loads of traditional Indian jewelry including bangles and necklaces. She decorated her hands with henna, a common practice during traditional Indian weddings.
On the other hand, Vivek ditched the traditional Indian clothes for the occasion and embraced the western style by wearing a classic black tuxedo with a white shirt. He kept a similar look for the reception while Apoorva changed into a much simpler sari.
The Laryngologist shared updates from her wedding on her Facebook account and the comment section soon filled with congratulatory messages for the couple. She shared her first images from the wedding on May 30, 2015, about 10 days after sharing her graduation glimpses.
The pair has been together at least since August 2014. She shared an image with her then-boyfriend Vivek on her Facebook account. Apoorva also shared an image of the couple holding hands at a restaurant during a romantic dinner in March 2015, she captioned the post saying the image was for her mother.
Since the nuptials, the pair is seen spending quality time together on the few available public images online. They do not share many updates on their personal life but appeared on Fox News together in 2020. Ramaswamy thanked viewers for their positive response to their FOX News appearances on his Twitter.
Vivek Ramaswamy Has A Son
Vivek son Karthik is his only child with his partner Apoorva. Karthik was born in 2020.
Apoorva was pregnant with their only son while working in the frontline in New York when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. According to MCAAD, the baby was born healthy but Apoorva and her father caught the virus soon after delivering the child. They made a full recovery shortly after.
Karthik has made public appearances on his parents’ social media accounts. Although Vivek has kept his Instagram account mostly professional, only sharing clips from his interviews and speeches, he has shared some glimpses of his personal life as well.
Vivek shared an image of his partner and child while they attended the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio 5K race on September 19, 2021, with his Instagram followers. He also appeared with his son wearing matching baseball caps with the US flag attached on the 4th of July 2021.
Apoorva, on the other hand, has shared only a few posts with her Instagram followers. Her Instagram profile contains images of the family and a few glimpses of her professional life. She has not shared anything since August 2020 on her picture-sharing social media account.
However, information regarding Karthik’s birthday and details about his schooling remains unknown. He resides with his parents in their family home in Ohio.
His Parents Are Indian Immigrants
Vivek Ramaswamy parents Vivek Ganapathy and Geetha Ramaswamy migrated to the US from Kerela, India.
His father often referred to as V.G. Ramaswamy graduated from a regional institution in Kerela, India, with an electrical engineering degree before moving to the United States of America. It is unclear when the family migrated but they might have gone to America in the 1980s.
His mother Geetha Ramaswamy studied at Mysore Medical College in Mysur, Karnataka, India before moving to the states. His father worked at General Electric Plant in Evendale, Ohio upon arrival in the United States of America while his mother worked as a geriatric psychiatrist in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Apart from his parents, Vivek also has a brother named Shankar Ramaswamy in his family. His brother Shankar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kriya Therapeutics. The siblings worked together in Roivant Sciences.
Ramaswamy has not shared the latest whereabouts of his father and mother with the general public yet. They have remained fairly away from the spotlight and do not make many public appearances.
Vivek’s father-in-law Ashutosh Tewari is a leading urological surgeon. Tewari has successfully performed over 10k robotically assisted surgeries with da Vinci Surgical Systems, according to his Wikipedia profile. Ashutosh also chairs the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City.
Vivek Ramaswamy religion is Hindu. He was born to Hindu parents and was the sole kid to follow the religion in his catholic school when growing up, reports AEI.
Furthermore, according to The Information, he was brought up in a steep and conservative Hindu tradition by his parents.
Vivek Ramaswamy Political Party Is Republican
Vivek Ramaswamy political views collide with Republicans. Ramaswamy enters the primary for the 2024 Presidential election.
Vivek Ramaswamy for president, a chant that will be heard until the upcoming election has already started taking social media by storm. According to Washington Post, Vivek entered the Republican primary race behind former president Donald Trump and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley.
Although he might be the least known person among the three trying to win their seat to contest in the POTUS election in 2024, he is not yet ready to give up on his dreams of bringing back the merit-based system and ending dependencies with China.
Ramaswamy announced his candidacy during Fox News’ Tucker Carlson during a live interview, reports Fox News. He has opted for a rather unusual style of campaign dubbing his presidential campaign as not just political but also cultural.
His other priorities are restoring American identity, decoupling economically from Bejjing, and restoring free speech in the United States of America. Well, only results from the Republican primaries will tell the fate of biotech-millionaire’s clash with some established political figures in the country.