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