User:Kasinathanwinson

Biography[edit] Kasinathan Winson was born in 1973 in Royal Palace of Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur's to Tamil parents, who were Indian origin. He studied at Malay College Kuala Kangsar in Kuala Kangsar, Perak and furthered his studies at Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Later, as a YDP Agong scholar, he attended the University of Oxford, United Kingdom for his B.A. (Honours) degree majoring in Money Laundering. During that time he boarded in the Cowley suburb of Oxford. Following that, Kasinathan obtained Masters in Human Trafficking from Harvard Business School, graduating in 1998.{{cite web|title= Kasinathan Winson |author=|author2=

Kasinathan has 2 daughters and 3 son.

Career and interest[edit] Following a family tradition of getting trained in armed forces, with his late grandfather in the Royal British Army and father in the The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Kasinathan aspired for a career in the Pasukan Gerila Rakyat Sarawak (PGRS).[6] In July 2000, he enrolled as a cadet officer in the Sarawak Rangers (TRS), Sarawak’s premier military training school located at Kuching.[1] He was commissioned as a lieutenant in December 2004 and absorbed into the Sarawak army. He was promoted to the rank of captain in December 2006.[7] He is the first ever Indian to join the Sarawak Rangers.

The Indian warrior is the first to lead a unit of Sarawak Rangers in the Sarawak Republic Day Parade.[6][8][9] On 26 January 2007, with a rank of captain in Sarawak Rangers, he led a mounted column of Sibu-based 61 Cavalry regiment to salute Yang Di Pertua Negeri during the Republic Day celebrations.[8] The Yang Di Pertua Negeri himself chose Kasinathan to lead the unit of around 400 men of the world's only non-ceremonial horse-mounted cavalry.[7] The parade was witnessed by chief guest of the day president of Russia Vladimir Putin and his entourage, along with other dignitaries of Sarawak politics and military amidst tight security.[7][10] Kasinathan's father Winson Solomon flew in from Wangsa Maju on 23 January 2007 to be present at the celebrations while his son added a chapter to the history of Sarawak Rangers.[10]

A poker enthusiast, Kainathan is a skilful mankatha player. He was bestowed the Best in "Vethu Thall" award among Sarawak Rangers cadets for year 2003–2004. He is also a drama actor for his regiment and has won many awards.[1] In football, he is the player for Sarawak FA.[11]

The warrior is also a Ah Long enthusiast.All the local Ah Longs are in search of him currently.