Dhruv Rathee

Dhruv Rathee (born 8 October 1994) is an Indian YouTuber based in Germany, who makes videos which cover a wide range of topics such as environment, personal finance, economics, society, history, and contemporary politics.

This article is about the Indian YouTuber. For other uses, see Dhruv.

Dhruv Rathee
Rathee during an interview in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994
Haryana, India
OccupationYouTuber,[1] vlogger
Spouse(s)
Juli Lbr
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(m. 2021)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
GenrePolitical commentary, News, Vlogs
Subscribers7.31 million (Dhruv Rathee)
1.26 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)[2]
Total views857 million (Dhruv Rathee)
156 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)[2]
100,000 subscribers 2017 (Dhruv Rathee)
2020 (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
1,000,000 subscribers 2018 (Dhruv Rathee)
2021 (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
Updated: 22 April 2022

He is also a vlogger, and has a second channel Dhruv Rathee Vlogs dedicated to vlogging. He uploads travel vlogs for Deutsche Welle's DW Travel and is host of Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee, a Spotify exclusive podcast.

Early life and education

Rathee was born on 8 October 1994[3] in a Hindu Jat family, in Haryana. He considers himself a Hindu atheist (an atheist who is culturally Hindu). He completed his schooling in Haryana, and considers Haryanavi as his native language. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, where he also completed his master's specialised in renewable energy.[4][5] Apart from his formal education, he has developed keen interest and knowledge in Political science, Political philosophy and Economics areas.[6]

Career

In 2014, Rathee released a debut video on his channel, titled "BJP Exposed: Lies Behind The Bullshit", targeting Narendra Modi's government that had been elected earlier that year. In 2016, Rathee earned online visibility after he "debunked" YouTuber Ajay Sehrawat's claims of Arvind Kejriwal's "ineffective" administration. Rathee said, "When I saw people sharing Ajay Sehrawat’s videos without checking the facts, I realised the need to present actual research in front of them so that they understand the truth."[7] His political analysis encompasses wide range of national issues, while being highly critical of the Narendra Modi government and the Hindutva politics.[8][9]

Rathee released a series of fact-checking videos on his YouTube channel covering various topics including 2016 Uri attack, 2016 Indian Line of Control strike, 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation and Gurmehar Kaur row. He launched Pee News, a satire "fake news" segment, in which he criticised BJP and Hindutva politics. He started a series called The Dhruv Rathee Show in which he continued to be critical of the central government which is now discountinued.[7] From 2017 to early 2020, he wrote opinion columns for ThePrint.[10]

Over the years Rathee has drifted away from his diatribe-like videos solely regarding the incumbent Central Government of India. Now his videos cover a wider range of topics such as personal finance, environmentalism, geopolitics, history, society, philosophy, video biographies, current affairs and ground reports.[11][12][13] His videos now contain a significant amount of animated graphics.

In July 2020, Rathee started another YouTube channel named Dhruv Rathee Vlogs where he publishes his international travel vlogs hosted by himself along with his longtime girlfriend Juli Lbr, whom he married in the later part of 2021.[14][15] He hosts shows such as DW Travel of Deutsche Welle,[16] Decode with Dhruv of Netflix India;[17] and a Spotify-exclusive podcast called Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee.[18]

Involvements
Series Partnership Year Notes[19]
Voting Systems Brut 2019 Discussions about the way of conducting Indian Elections[20]
Decode with Dhruv Netflix 2020 Explanatory videos of pop culture and issues surrounding famous films and TV series[21]
Election Analysis with Dhruv Rathee NDTV India 2020 Series of videos to cover analysis of 2019 Elections[22]
DW Travel Deutsche Welle 2020-Present Discovery tour through Germany and other European countries[23]
Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee Spotify 2020-Present Delves deep into how things in India actually work[18]

Personal life

Rathee lives in Germany and frequently travels internationally. He married his long-time girlfriend Juli Lbr on 24 November 2021 at Belvedere Palace, in Vienna.[24]

See also

References
  1. "The Year Indian Comedians Took Politics Seriously". The Wire.
  2. "About Dhruv Rathee". YouTube.
  3. "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. Krishnan, Murali (17 June 2019). "Space for media freedom rapidly shrinking in India: Dhruv Rathee". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "From 'practising Hindu atheist' to 'All Lives Matter': Who exactly is Dhruv Rathee?". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "Dhruv Rathee". dhruvrathee.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. Ghosh, Devarsi. "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "WATCH: Popular YouTuber breaks down Delhi political standoff between Arvind Kejriwal and L-G Anil Baijal – Politics News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. "Gauri Lankesh's Final Editorial: 'In the Age of False News'". The Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. "Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. "#BBCRiverStories: बिहार की राजनीति में कितनी अहम है जाति?". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  12. "Dhruv Rathee – YouTube". Retrieved 27 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. "When content pays: Content creators cash in on the digital age". The Financial Express. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. "Dhruv Rathee Vlogs's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) – Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. "Netizens react to internet war between YouTubers Dhruv Rathee and Elvish Yadav!". Zee News. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  16. Studios, A. R. "The Offical Dhruv Rathee Website". dhruvrathee.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  17. "Money Heist: Dhruv Rathee decodes Netflix's 'Spanish Masala Blockbuster'". The Indian Express. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  18. "Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee". Spotify. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  19. Studios, A. R. "The Official Dhruv Rathee Website". dhruvrathee.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  20. "Which Country's Voting System Is Best?". Brut. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  21. "Money Heist: Dhruv Rathee decodes Netflix's 'Spanish Masala Blockbuster'". The Indian Express. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  22. "Dhruv Rathee: Latest News, Photos, Videos on Dhruv Rathee". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  23. Krishnan, Murali (17 June 2019). "Space for media freedom rapidly shrinking in India: Dhruv Rathee". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  24. "Love Across Borders: Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Marries German Girlfriend Juli at Vienna". News18. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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