Rahul Kanwal is an Indian TV news anchor and News Director at India Today.[1] He is the anchor host of the prime-time show Newstrack[2] on weekdays and the interview-based show Jab We Met on India Today TV.[3]
Rahul Kanwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1980 |
| Alma mater | Delhi University Cardiff University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, news presenter |
| Employer | India Today Group |
Education and career
editKanwal was educated at St. Joseph's College, Allahabad. He then studied journalism at Delhi University.[4] He is a Chevening scholar and did a programme in International Broadcast Journalism from Cardiff University.[5] He won a Rory Peck Trust grant for a course in Hostile Environment Journalism.[6]
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.[7]
In 2019, Kanwal interviewed India's union minister Piyush Goyal, and questioned the minister over the Balakot strikes.[8][9] He was criticized for simulating a skirmish between CRPF and Naxal insurgents in his TV show.[10]
Awards
editIn 2013, Kanwal was awarded the best anchor at the Indian Television Academy Awards.[11]
He was awarded the National annual award as part of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation in 2016.[12]
In 2019, he was awarded in the Best Anchor category at the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Rahul Kanwal". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Newstrack with Rahul Kanwal". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Jab We Met". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Delhi College of Arts & Commerce". dcac.du.ac.in. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "UK launches Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships for 2019-20". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Trust, Rory Peck (2010). "rorypecktrust". rorypecktrust.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019.
- ^ "India Today Group promotes Supriya Prasad and Rahul Kanwal as News Directors - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "Watch: 'I don't need any lesson in nationalism from you,' journalist Rahul Kanwal tells Piyush Goyal". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Staff, J. K. R. (5 March 2019). "India Today's Rahul Kanwal trends for standing up to BJP minister's 'bullying' on Balakot air strikes". Janta Ka Reporter 2.0. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Sharma, Supriya. "How India Today's Rahul Kanwal survived a battle between Maoists and the CRPF in Chhattisgarh". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "AajTak bags the Best News Channel Award at the ITA Awards, 13th year in a row". Indian Television Dot Com. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "MMCF announces names of personalities to be awarded". UdaipurTimes.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "India Today's win at 11th enba a record of sorts: Rahul Kanwal - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 25 July 2019.