He is survived by his wife Saraswathi, son Raghu Karnad, a journalist and writer and daughter Radha, a doctor based in Kenya
त्यांच्या पश्चात पत्नी सरस्वती, मुलगा रघु आणि पत्रकार, लेखिका कन्या राधा असा परिवार आहे.