Rahul Kanwal
Rahul Kanwal | |
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| Born | 14 September 1980 |
| Alma mater | Delhi University Cardiff University |
| Occupations | Journalist News Presenter |
| Employer | NDTV |
Rahul Kanwal is an Indian TV news anchor and journalist working as CEO and Editor-in-Chief at NDTV,[1] worked as News Director at India Today before joining NDTV.[2] He was the anchor host of the prime-time show Newstrack[3] on weekdays and the interview-based show Jab We Met on India Today TV.[4]
Education and career
[edit | edit source]Kanwal studied at St. Joseph's College, Allahabad. He then studied journalism at Delhi University.[5] He is a Chevening scholar and did a program in International Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University.[6] He won a Rory Peck Trust grant for a course in Hostile Environment Journalism.[7]
Kanwal started his career in 1999 as an anchor-cum-reporter with Zee News and joined Aaj Tak in 2002. He has also served as the Editor-at-Large of Aaj Tak and India Today in TV Today Group.[8] In 2019, Kanwal interviewed India's union minister, Piyush Goyal, and questioned the minister over the Balakot strikes.[9][10] He was criticized for simulating a skirmish between CRPF and Naxal insurgents in his TV show.[11]
Awards
[edit | edit source]In 2013, Kanwal was awarded the best anchor at the Indian Television Academy Awards.[12]
He was awarded the National annual award as part of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation in 2016.[13]
In 2019, he was awarded in the Best Anchor category at the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards.[14]
References
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External links
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