Kamala Laxman | |
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Born | 1924 or 1925 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Died | 14 November 2015 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | author |
Spouse | R. K. Laxman |
Kamala Laxman was an Indian author of children's books, and the wife of cartoonist R. K. Laxman. [1]
Laxman was born in Chennai and studied in St Thomas' Convent and later graduated from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi. [1] She also received a degree in Interior Decoration from Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. [2]
The India Book House commissioned Laxman to write children's books in the 1970s. [2] Her notable works include The Thama Stories , Raman of Tenali & Other Stories and Thama and His Missing Mother. [2] Many of her works were illustrated by her husband R. K. Laxman. [1] Their stories were serialised and telecasted by the Indian TV station Doordarshan. [3]
Laxman was the life president of Mahalakshmi Ladies' Club founded by her mother in 1965 in Mumbai. [4]
She was married to cartoonist R. K. Laxman, who was also her maternal uncle, after his divorce from his first wife Kumari Kamala. [5] She had a son, Srinivas, a retired journalist, a daughter-in-law Usha and a granddaughter Rimanika. [1]
Laxman died in 2015 at the age of 90. [1]