R.K. Laxman was born on October 24, 1921 in Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India. He was a writer, known for Wagle Ki Duniya (1988), Malgudi Days (1986) and Hu Tu Tu (1999). He was married to Kamala Kumari and Kamala. He died on January 26, 2015 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.