Rahul Kanwal | |
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| Born | 14 September 1980 Deolali, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Delhi University Cardiff University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, news presenter |
| Employer | India Today Group |
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]
Kanwal went to St. Joseph's College, Allahabad. He 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]
He 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]
In 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]
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