| Kamala Laxman | |
| Birth Date: | 1924 or 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Death Date: | 14 November 2015 |
| Death Place: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | author |
Kamala Laxman was an Indian author of children's books, and the wife of cartoonist R. K. Laxman.[1] Kamala died in 2015 at the age of 90.[1] She is survived by her son Srinivas, a retired journalist, her daughter-in-law Usha and granddaughter Rimanika.[1]
Kamala 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]
Recognising her talent, the India Book House commissioned Kamala 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]
She was married to cartoonist R. K. Laxman, who also happened to be her maternal uncle, after his divorce to his first wife Kumari Kamala.[4] Kamala was the life president of Mahalakshmi Ladies' Club founded by her mother in the year 1965 in Mumbai.[5]