Rahul Kanwal Explained

Rahul Kanwal
Birth Date: 14 September 1980 df=yes
Birth Place:Patna, Bihar, India
Alma Mater:Delhi University
Cardiff University

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rahul Kanwal. India Today. en. 25 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Newstrack with Rahul Kanwal. www.indiatoday.in. 25 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Jab We Met. www.indiatoday.in. 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Delhi College of Arts & Commerce. dcac.du.ac.in. 25 July 2019.
  5. Web site: UK launches Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships for 2019-20. GOV.UK. en. 25 July 2019.
  6. Web site: rorypecktrust. Trust. Rory Peck. 2010. rorypecktrust.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725091512/https://rorypecktrust.org/getmedia/ae0f002a-c470-4374-b65c-3fc0622c5803/Rory-Peck-Brochure-2010.pdf.aspx. 25 July 2019.
  7. Web site: India Today Group promotes Supriya Prasad and Rahul Kanwal as News Directors - Exchange4media. Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. en. 25 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Watch: 'I don't need any lesson in nationalism from you,' journalist Rahul Kanwal tells Piyush Goyal. Scroll Staff. Scroll.in. en-US. 7 October 2019.
  9. Web site: India Today's Rahul Kanwal trends for standing up to BJP minister's 'bullying' on Balakot air strikes. Staff. J. K. R.. 5 March 2019. Janta Ka Reporter 2.0. en-US. 7 October 2019.
  10. Web site: How India Today's Rahul Kanwal survived a battle between Maoists and the CRPF in Chhattisgarh. Sharma. Supriya. Scroll.in. en-US. 7 October 2019.
  11. Web site: AajTak bags the Best News Channel Award at the ITA Awards, 13th year in a row. 24 October 2013. Indian Television Dot Com. en. 25 July 2019.
  12. Web site: MMCF announces names of personalities to be awarded. 26 February 2016. UdaipurTimes.com. en-GB. 25 July 2019.
  13. Web site: India Today's win at 11th enba a record of sorts: Rahul Kanwal - Exchange4media. Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. en. 25 July 2019.

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