Rahul Kanwal Biography

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 in on India Today Television as well as on Aaj Tak, an Indian television channel.

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

Education and career

Rahul Kanwal has completed graduation in mass communication from the Patna University and later on, he pursued education on 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 the famous Indian television shows like Seedhi Baat and Centerstage. He has also won various awards including 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 the 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 Delhi Gymkhana club and after a hectic day to de-stress himself, he loves to play squash.

Height, Net Worth and Salary

Rahul Kanwal stands tall with the height of 5 feet 6 inch and weighs about 65 kg. The estimated net worth or salary of Rahul is not known yet.