Kamala Laxman was an Indian author of children's books, and the wife of cartoonist

R. K. Laxman Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman ''Pg. 11 in the source says that Laxman & his brother Narayan were Tamil Iyer Brahmins.'' (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He was best known for his creat ...

Early life and career

Laxman was born in Chennai and studied in St Thomas' Convent and later graduated from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi. She also received a degree in Interior Decoration from Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. The

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commissioned Laxman to write children's books in the 1970s. Her notable works include '' The Thama Stories'', ''Raman of Tenali & Other Stories'' and ''Thama and His Missing Mother''. Many of her works were illustrated by her husband R. K. Laxman. Their stories were serialised and telecasted by the Indian TV station

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Personal life

Laxman was the life president of Mahalakshmi Ladies' Club founded by her mother in 1965 in Mumbai. She was married to cartoonist

, who was also her maternal uncle, after his divorce from his first wife

Kumari Kamala Kumari Kamala (born 16 June 1934) is an Indian dancer and actress (also known as Kamala Lakshman). Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films throughout her career. In the 1970s, sh ...

. She had a son, Srinivas, a retired journalist, a daughter-in-law Usha and a granddaughter Rimanika. Laxman died in 2015 at the age of 90.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laxman, Kamala 2015 deaths Indian children's writers Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art alumni Writers from Pune Writers from Chennai Indraprastha College for Women alumni Indian women children's writers Women writers from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian women writers 20th-century Indian novelists