K. Shivramu was born on 6 April 1953 at Uragalli,
Bangalore south District. His father was a talented drama master, the late S. Kempaiah, and his mother was Chikkaboramma. Having completed his primary schooling in his village, he moved to
Bangalore and studied high school at Malleshwaram Government School. During 1972, right after his high schooling, he completed his typing and shorthand course both in
English and
Kannada and got into a government job. In May 1973, he joined the
Crime Investigation Department as a police reporter. While in service, he continued his studies and got a
Bachelor of Arts degree from V. V. Puram Evening College of Arts & Commerce. He got a
Master of Arts (History) degree through correspondence from the open university of
Mysore in the year 1982. In 1985, he cleared the
K.A.S. exam and was selected as
Deputy superintendent of Police. In the year 1986, he secured first rank among the Scheduled Caste community in the
Karnataka Administrative Service exam and got selected as
Assistant commissioner of police. While he was undergoing training at Karnataka Police Academy, he cleared the civil services exam (UPSC) and was selected for the
I.A.S. which had been his childhood dream. He also held the distinction of being the first person in India to clear the IAS Exam in the Kannada Language. == Political career ==