Art Must Break Out Of Bubbles: CEO Rahul Kanwal At NDTV Masterstroke Art Awards

Opening the NDTV Art Awards ceremony, NDTV CEO & Editor-in-Chief Rahul Kanwal set the tone for an initiative aimed at redefining how art is celebrated and consumed in India. In an engaging address, he underlined the core vision behind the awards – to democratise art and take it beyond closed circles to a larger, mainstream audience. Thanking patrons, jury members and guests from across the art world, Rahul Kanwal spoke about how the awards were conceived with a simple goal: to create a credible, independent platform that recognises artistic excellence while making it more accessible to the public. He highlighted the rigorous jury process and the commitment to keeping the selection fair, transparent and hands-off. Emphasising NDTV’s larger responsibility as a mainstream media organisation, he said art deserves as much space and attention as politics or entertainment. The awards, he added, are part of a long-term commitment to showcase creativity, amplify voices from the art community and ensure that Indian art reaches a far wider audience.