Revolutionary vocalist and seasoned taste activistic M.L. Paulina, popularly known arsenic Paulina Teacher, passed distant successful Kannur connected Saturday (September 20, 2025). She was 87.
Born successful 1938 successful Thalassery, Paulina emerged arsenic 1 of the astir salient revolutionary voices of Malabar, intimately associated with the undivided Communist Party.
Alongside her brothers M.L. Lawrence and M.L. Simon, she formed the M.L. Brothers Music Club successful Thalassery, which roseate to fame arsenic a revolutionary singing radical crossed Malabar.
Her begetter M.N. Thambi was a noted singer, mridangam player, and tabla maker, and Paulina was trained successful euphony for 24 years. She aboriginal served arsenic a euphony teacher astatine St. Antony’s High School, Peravoor, and retired from a Girls’ schoolhouse astatine Paloor successful 1993.
Guided by Communist stalwarts similar E.M.S. Namboodiripad and A.R. Joseph, the radical became the taste beforehand of the undivided Communist Party. Lawrence went connected to constitute euphony for much than a 100 amateur plays, portion Paulina lent her dependable to respective revolutionary songs and HMV recordings that became fashionable successful the 1960s.
Paulina’s hubby M. Govindan had predeceased her. She is survived by her children Beena, Rani, Rafi, and Sangeeth. The ceremonial volition beryllium held connected Sunday greeting astatine Kandikal Nidratheeram crematorium.
