Melbourne University Sri Lankan Students' Association

The Melbourne University Sri Lankan Students' Association (MUSLSA) is a club at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Established during the 1980s by a group of students seeking to promote and nurture their cultural ties to Sri Lanka, the club, despite its name, it is in no way exclusionary and currently boasts a core membership of almost 400 students of all backgrounds and ethnicities.

Activities

MUSLSA holds a number of events annually, both as social activities and in order to raise money for various charities. These include sports days, trivia nights, an annual ball and a comedy stage production.

Theatre Productions

Of particular note are MUSLSA's comedy theatre productions, held at the beginning of each year in order to raise money for charity. First organised as a one-off event in 1998, it became a regular institution in 2002 with the production of "Conquests and Coconuts". Noted for their quality, the productions have, over the years, won a number of nominations and awards at Melbourne University Theatre's annual Gala Night.

Productions to date have included:

* "Ranjan and Janaki" (1998)
* "Coconuts and Conquests" (2002)
* "The Importance of Being on Optus" (2003)
* "An Absolute Chutney" (2004)
* "A Stab in the Dark" (2005)
* "Inlawfully Wedded" (2006)
* "A Fair Exchange" (2007)
* "Pahtaas!" (2008)

Notable Members

MUSLSA's alumni includes many people who have since achieved success in business, public service, science or the arts. Some of these include:

*Pavithra Amadoruge (President, 2006-07)
*Shobana Arulanantham (Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2006-2007; President, 2007-08)
*Loga Chandrakumar (Director, An Absolute Chutney)
*Nikoli Fernando (Executive Committee, 2002-03)
*Sandeep Gadgil (Director, A Fair Exchange and "Pahtaas")
*Arjun Ganeshalingam (Executive Committee, 2003-04; Committee Member, 2002-06)
*Ary Ganeshalingam (Director, The Importance of Being on Optus and An Absolute Chutney)
*Gouban Gopalakrishnan (Executive Committee, 2005-06)
*Bimsara Gurusinghe (Executive Committee, 2004-05)
*Xiao-Sheng Ho (Executive Committee, 2005-06; Director, Inlawfully Wedded)
*Sharenya Kumar (Director, Coconuts and Conquests)
*Kajan Moorthy (Stage Manager, An Absolute Chutney and A Stab in the Dark)
*Rekkaa Moorthy (Executive committee, 2007-08; President, 2008-09)
*Dave John (Executive committee, 2007-08; President, 2008-09)
*Jathushan Palasubramaniam (Executive Committee, 2004-2005)
*Eshan Ponnadurai (Director, A Stab in the Dark)
*Sudesh Piyatissa (Executive Committee, 2005-2008; President 2007-08)
*Sivaharan Rajkumar (Executive Committee, 2005-06)
*Jehan Ratnatunga (Director, The Importance of Being on Optus)
*Rehana Ratnatunga (Director, A Stab in the Dark)
*Roshan Reginald (Executive Committee, 2002-03)
*Vishanti Selvalogan (Is Hot) (Director, "Pahtaas")
*Kaz Siddique (Executive Committee, 2003-2004)
*Vivek Srinivasan (Director, A Stab in the Dark)
*Wansaja Wettasinghe (Executive Committee, Secretary, 2006-07)
*Sueanne Wells-Jansz (Director, The Importance of Being on Optus)
*Dwaraka Wimaleswaran (Executive Committee, 2004-05)

External links

* [http://www.muslsa.com Melbourne University Sri Lankan Students' Association website]
* [http://union.unimelb.edu.au Melbourne University Student Union]
* [http://www.unimelb.edu.au The University of Melbourne]
* [http://www.kfc.com.au We love our chicken]

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