Rahul Kanwal Biography

Biography by Clarence Published on 30 Dec, 2016 Updated on 26 Aug, 2021

Facts of Rahul Kanwal
Date of Birth:	1980 , September-14
Age:	41 years old
Birth Nation:	India
Height:	5 Feet 6 Inch
Name	Rahul Kanwal
Birth Name	Rahul Kanwal
Nick Name	Rahul
Nationality	Indian
Birth Place/City	Patna
Ethnicity	Mix
Profession	News anchor
Working For	Television
Net Worth	Unknown
Eye Color	Dark brown
Hair Color	Brown
Face Color	Mix
Weight in KG	65 kg
Married	Yes
Married to	Jasleen Dhanota (m. 2011)
Children	N/A
Divorce	N/A
Education	Cardiff University
Awards	ITA Award for Best Anchor - News/Current Affairs show
TV Show	Seedhi Baat, Centrestage

Synopsis

Rahul Kanwal is an anchor, managing editor, and journalist. He holds the position of Managing Editor on India Today Television and served as an anchor on Aaj Tak, an Indian television channel.

Early Life

Rahul Kanwal was born on September 14, 1980, in Patna, India. He is an anchor on India Today Television as well as on Aaj Tak, an Indian television channel.

Rahul’s father is an author, thinker, and strategic affairs, expert. He has a younger brother and he is in London. Rahul spent his entire childhood in Patna. He is of Indian nationality and belongs to the Asian ethnicity.

Education and career

Rahul Kanwal has completed graduation in mass communication from Patna University and later on, he pursued education post-graduation from Cardiff University.

In the year 1999, after his post-graduation, Rahul started his career from ‘Zee News’, an electronic media. He always gave fresh news which is as well true on his show. When Rahul was in the tenth standard, he decided that he wanted to be nothing but a journalist.

After some time, Rahul Kanwal joined Aaj. There, he worked as a news anchor which helped him to gain popularity among the common man. He is a very hard-working person and he worked around for 17 hours a day.

Rahul Kanwal has also appeared on television shows as a host. He hosted famous Indian television shows like Seedhi Baat and Centerstage. He has also won various awards including the ITA Awards for the best Anchor in the category of News/Current Affairs show.

Rahul has also been nominated for ITA Awards for the Best Anchor- Talk/Chat Show. For environmental Journalism, he has also got Rory Peck Award.

Personal life

Rahul Kanwal married in the year 2011 with Jasleen Dhanota. As he is a complete family person, he spends his leisure time at his home. On the regular basis, Rahul visits the Delhi Gymkhana club and after a hectic day to de-stress himself, he loves to play squash.