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CNBCTV18.com launches new series ‘Front Runners’
MUMBAI: CNBCTV18.com, India’s leading business website under Network18 Digital, introduces ‘Front Runners’, a new series that features some of India's top CXOs who reveal how they marshal their athletic self-discipline into assessing and resolving a raft of issues in the workplace. In addition to exploring their fitness mantras and regimes, the show will dive into their lives, allowing audiences an exclusive peek into how these industry stalwarts are able to strike the perfect balance between their professional and personal lives.
Frontrunners also uncovers how these corporate honchos discovered the joy of running that helped them impact and improve their businesses. The show features prominent names such as Rajat Khurana, Managing Director, ASICS INDIA; Karthik Raman, Chief Marketing Officer and Head – Strategy, and Products, IDBI Federal Life Insurance; Siddharth Banerjee, Global Sales Organisation, Facebook India; Avinash Pant, Director, Marketing, Red Bull India; Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO, Viacom18; and Rashesh Shah, Chairman, and CEO, Edelweiss Financial Services.
All these corporate personalities embody success in their line of work. Their stories about leading disciplined lifestyles to stay efficient, and in turn, be more productive at work are proof that there is a co-relation between a physically-fit chief running a financially-fit company.
Timed to release prior to the Mumbai marathon, the show is hosted by Shibani Gharat, anchor and senior producer at CNBC-TV18, a fitness enthusiast herself who is an avid marathon runner.
CNBC-TV18 anchor and senior producer Shibani Gharat said, “Today’s CXOs must be ‘fit for purpose’, which increasingly means being fit. Besides keeping you fit, running is a great sanity saver. Whenever you step out to run, as you hit the road, you feel that it brings you mental clarity and leaves you energized through the day. Plus, it is one activity that you can manage anywhere; even with your erratic schedule and travel. Hence, we are seeing a spike in CXOs indulge in running marathons along with managing marathon meetings, and speaking about personal bests and quarterly figures in the same breath.”
CNBCTV18.com business head Ranjita Sehgal said, “Staying fit is an integral part of everyone’s lives. The stress of the boardroom needs to be balanced and relieved with health and fitness activities outdoors. We have chosen a few boardroom warriors who are regular athletes as well. Our newest series, Front Runners helps you see the balance between the relationship of business mantras and fitness rituals. The series is airing across all CNBC-TV18’s digital and social media platforms. ASICS, the partnering brand, will be taking the Joy of Running narrative to the influential and aspirational audience of CNBC-TV 18 across digital and television.”
In a bid to further promote the need to live a healthy and fit life, the show has partnered with ASICS India and features their initiative ‘Joy of Running’ that inspires people to run simply for the joy of it and inculcate a healthy lifestyle.
ASICS India marketing head Gautam Raheja comments, “In a bid to take our 10-year association with the Mumbai Marathon forward, we felt Front Runners was apt to demonstrate our commitment towards the sport of running. Showcasing stories of c-suite executives who run a successful business using running as a catalyst was an ideal fit for our brand's narrative. Choosing CNBCTV18.com was an obvious choice as it provides the right audience for our brand. ASICS strongly believes in the Joy of Running and this campaign encapsulated the message very well.”
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
