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Media & Recognition

Press, photos and awards.

Coverage of the book and the career, photos from along the way, and the awards.

In the Press

Selected coverage.

Rediff

On the launch of Indomitable at the Bombay Stock Exchange

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YourStory

On the WOI India Leaders' Retreat

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Daily Excelsior

From exile to the summit of The Next Mountain

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samachar4media · Interview

Media must rethink its business model — an interview on The Next Mountain

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Indian Broadcasting World

The Next Mountain becomes an Amazon bestseller

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NDTV

From refugee camps to CEO — chronicling the journey in The Next Mountain

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NDTV · Essay

We Have Not Lost Ourselves — Notes from a Kashmiri Pandit

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exchange4media

A media veteran's new milestone — The Next Mountain

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IMPACT

The strategist powering India's news networks

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exchange4media

Three decades, one industry — a professional legacy

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Indian Television

"You packed my parachute" — a farewell saluting Network18's unsung thousands

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Moments & Luminaries

On stage and off it.

Avinash Kaul with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guests at the News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025
With Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi · News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025
Avinash Kaul receiving an award on behalf of Network18 from the then President of India, Ram Nath Kovind
Receiving an award for Network18 from the then President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind
Avinash Kaul with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and guests at the News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025
With Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah · News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025
Mukesh Ambani reading The Next Mountain
Mr. Mukesh Ambani reading The Next Mountain
Avinash Kaul with Mukesh Ambani
With Mr. Mukesh Ambani
Avinash Kaul winning News Television CEO of the Year at enba 2019
Winning News Television CEO of the Year · enba 2019
Avinash Kaul with Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
With Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Avinash Kaul with Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
With Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways
Avinash Kaul with Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al Thani, Director of the Qatar Government Communications Office
With Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al Thani, Director, Government Communications Office, Qatar & Chairman, Permanent Web Summit Qatar Organising Committee
Avinash Kaul with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guests
With Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
At the launch of Arundhati Bhattacharya's Indomitable at the Bombay Stock Exchange
Launch of Arundhati Bhattacharya's Indomitable · Bombay Stock Exchange
Avinash Kaul with co-author Priya Kumar
With co-author Priya Kumar
Avinash Kaul with William Adamopoulos, CEO of Forbes Asia
With Mr. William Adamopoulos, CEO, Forbes Asia
Avinash Kaul with two-time Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023
With two-time Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor · Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023
Avinash Kaul with Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD and CEO of BSE
With Mr. Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD & CEO, BSE
Avinash Kaul at the NSE bell-ringing ceremony
At the National Stock Exchange
Avinash Kaul speaking at a News18 event
On the keynote stage
Avinash Kaul with Mamaearth co-founders Ghazal and Varun Alagh, actor Rasika Dugal and fellow award winners
With Mamaearth co-founders Ghazal & Varun Alagh, actor Rasika Dugal & fellow award winners
Avinash Kaul with N.P. Singh, former MD and CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India
With Mr. N.P. Singh, former MD & CEO, Sony Pictures Networks India
Avinash Kaul with Chetan Bhagat and Vicky Ratnani
With Chetan Bhagat & Vicky Ratnani
Avinash Kaul at the India Leaders' Retreat, Gulmarg, with Ankit Mehrotra, Anand Jain, Vikas Bagaria, Sandesh Goel, Meetul Patel, Swati Vasudevan, Gunjan Taneja, Arun Goswami and Nitin Jain
India Leaders' Retreat, Gulmarg · with Anand Jain, Nitin Jain, Vikas Bagaria & fellow founders
Avinash Kaul with Vikas Bagaria, Rajesh Sawhney and Hitesh Sachdev in Gulmarg
With Vikas Bagaria (Pee Safe), Rajesh Sawhney (GSF) & Hitesh Sachdev (ICICI Bank)
Avinash Kaul with Anand Jain, Akash Gupta, Nitin Jain and Hitesh Sachdev
With Anand Jain (CleverTap), Akash Gupta (Zypp Electric), Nitin Jain (OfBusiness) & Hitesh Sachdev (ICICI Bank)
Avinash Kaul with Himeesh Madaan, author and mindset coach, at the India Leaders' Retreat
With Himeesh Madaan, author & mindset coach · India Leaders' Retreat, Gulmarg
Avinash Kaul with RJ Sameen Khan at the Red FM studios
With RJ Sameen Khan · Red FM studios
Along the Way

In the company of leaders.

Avinash Kaul with Mukesh Ambani at the World Economic Forum headquarters in Geneva
With Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & MD, Reliance Industries · World Economic Forum headquarters, Geneva
Avinash Kaul with Jay Shah, Chairman of the ICC
With Mr. Jay Shah, Chairman, ICC
Avinash Kaul with Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter
With Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter
Avinash Kaul with Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
With Shri Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Avinash Kaul with Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
With Shri Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
Avinash Kaul with Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
With Hon'ble Lt. Governor of J&K, Shri Manoj Sinha
Avinash Kaul with PV Sindhu, two-time Olympic medallist and 2019 world champion
With PV Sindhu, two-time Olympic medallist & 2019 world champion
Avinash Kaul with Deepak Parekh, Priya Kumar and Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD and CEO of BSE
With Mr. Deepak Parekh, Priya Kumar & Mr. Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD & CEO, BSE
Avinash Kaul with Uday Shankar, Vice Chairman, JioStar
With Mr. Uday Shankar, Vice Chairman, JioStar
Avinash Kaul with Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money
With Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money
Avinash Kaul with Anupam Kher
With Padma Bhushan Anupam Kher
Avinash Kaul with Paddy Cosgrave, founder of Web Summit
With Paddy Cosgrave, founder, Web Summit
Avinash Kaul with Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder and MD of Hiranandani Group
With Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder & MD, Hiranandani Group
Avinash Kaul with C.K. Venkataraman at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023
With Mr. C.K. Venkataraman, former MD, Titan Company · Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023
Avinash Kaul with Puneet Chhatwal, MD and CEO of IHCL (Taj Hotels)
With Mr. Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, IHCL (Taj)
Avinash Kaul with Palki Sharma
With Palki Sharma
Avinash Kaul with Shereen Bhan and Upasana Taku at the News18 Rising Bharat Summit
With Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18 & Upasana Taku, co-founder, MobiKwik · News18 Rising Bharat Summit
Avinash Kaul with Anurag Batra
With Mr. Anurag Batra
Avinash Kaul with Rajesh Sawhney, founder of GSF Accelerator
With Rajesh Sawhney, founder, GSF Accelerator
Avinash Kaul with Sachin Sharma of HarperCollins, Aditi Govitrikar and Monika Halan at the Bombay Stock Exchange
With Sachin Sharma (HarperCollins), Aditi Govitrikar & Monika Halan · BSE
Avinash Kaul in conversation with Rakesh Khar at BMW Deutsche Motoren
In conversation with Rakesh Khar · BMW Deutsche Motoren
Avinash Kaul with MasterChef India winner Shipra Khanna
With MasterChef India winner Shipra Khanna
Avinash Kaul signing The Next Mountain for Akash Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Zypp Electric
Signing The Next Mountain for Akash Gupta, co-founder & CEO, Zypp Electric
Avinash Kaul with founders and investors at the India Leaders' Retreat, Gulmarg, including Ankit Mehrotra, Anand Jain, Vikas Bagaria, Sandesh Goel, Meetul Patel, Swati Vasudevan, Gunjan Taneja, Arun Goswami and Nitin Jain
India Leaders' Retreat, Gulmarg · with founders & investors including Ankit Mehrotra, Anand Jain, Vikas Bagaria, Sandesh Goel, Meetul Patel, Swati Vasudevan, Gunjan Taneja, Arun Goswami & Nitin Jain
Awards & Roles

Awards and industry roles.

ENBA 2019
News Television CEO of the Year
The Times Group · 2010–2014
Led teams to 5× Chairman's Awards
BARC India
Technical Committee Member
MRUC
Former Board Member
YouTube
Global News Working Group Member
FICCI
Media & Entertainment Committee
The Advertising Club (2026–27)
Managing Committee
AdAura Awards 2026
Jury Chair
MMA SMARTIES India 2026
Juror
e4m 40 Under 40
Juror
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