Rahul Kanwal

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Rahul Kanwal
Born (1980-09-14) 14 September 1980 (age 43)
Patna, Bihar, 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]

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Education and career

Kanwal 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

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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