Pune : Kamala Laxman, a well-known author of children’s books and widow of legendary cartoonist RK Laxman, died here on Saturday evening due to old age ailments, family sources said. She was 89. Her demise came about 10 months after Laxman breathed his last in January this year.
Kamala Laxman is survived by her son Srinivas, daughter-in-law Usha and granddaughter Rimanika.
“She was not keeping too well and was suffering since my father’s death last year. After his death, she had said ‘I will join you soon’. It appears her wish was fulfilled today,” Srinivas said.
The funeral is planned for Sunday morning in Pune, he added.
Kamala has many children’s books to her credit in the 1970s. Among her notable books are The Thama Stories and her book Raman of Tenali & Other Stories, Thama and His Missing Mother, among others, many of which were illustrated by her husband.
