Dhruv Rathee

Dhruv Rathee (Hindi pronunciation: [dhruv rāthē]) is an Indian YouTuber, vlogger and social media activist. He is known for his YouTube videos on social, political, and environmental issues. As of April 2023, he has about 14.6 million subscribers across all channels and 2.7 billion total video views.

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

Dhruv Rathee
Rathee in 2019
Personal information
Born
Haryana, India
EducationKarlsruhe Institute of Technology
Occupations
Spouse
Juli Lbr
​
(m. 2021)​
Websitedhruvrathee.com
YouTube information
Channels
LocationBerlin, Germany
Years active2014–present
Genres
Subscribers10.9 million (main channel)
14.79 million (combined)[lower-alpha 1][2]
Total views1.51 billion (main channel)
2.68 billion (combined)[lower-alpha 2][2]
Contents are inHindi
100,000 subscribers2017 (Dhruv Rathee)
2020 (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
2022 (Dhruv Rathee Shorts)
1,000,000 subscribers2018 (Dhruv Rathee)
2021 (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
2022 (Dhruv Rathee Shorts)
10,000,000 subscribers2023 (Dhruv Rathee)
Last updated: 4 May 2023

Early life and education

Rathee was born into a Hindu Jat family in the Indian state of Haryana. He received his primary education in Haryana before pursuing higher education in Germany. Rathee earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, followed by a master's degree in renewable energy from the same institution.[3][4]

Career

Rathee is mainly known for his political videos, which mainly contain fact-checking and explanatory content, with a critical perspective of the Narendra Modi administration.[5][6] According to ThePrint, Rathee was one of the first Indian users to use YouTube as a political platform, having started uploading travel videos in 2013 before shifting to political topics due to disillusionment with the Modi government after the 2014 Indian general election.[7]

Rathee has addressed various topics in his videos, including the 2016 Uri attack, 2016 Indian Line of Control strike, 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation and Gurmehar Kaur row. Alongside his serious content, Rathee launched Pee News, a satirical "fake news" segment.[8] Additionally, from 2017 until early 2020, Rathee wrote opinion columns for ThePrint.[9]

In July 2020, Rathee began another YouTube channel called Dhruv Rathee Vlogs, where he shares his international travel vlogs. In addition to his travel vlogs, Rathee hosts various shows, including DW Travel of Deutsche Welle and Decode with Dhruv of Netflix India.[10] He also hosts a podcast on Spotify called Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee.[11] In 2020, Rathee released a video discussing the controversy and criticizing Kangana Ranaut's statements. In response, Ranaut threatened legal action against Rathee for "lying about BMC notice for my house."[12]

As of February 2022, Dhruv Rathee began a shorts channel to share 60-second fact videos. This channel offers a quick and accessible way for viewers to engage with the information Rathee presents.[13] In September 2022, he faced controversy when a video he posted about the political crisis in Pakistan was blocked by India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The video contained a distorted map of India, in which parts of Kashmir were depicted as part of Pakistan or "disputed." This is considered a punishable offense under Indian law. What drew attention to the incident was the fact that Rathee had prior knowledge of the block.[14]

Personal life

Rathee is a resident of Germany. In November 2021, Rathee married his long-time girlfriend Juli Lbr at the historic Belvedere Palace, in Vienna, Austria.[15] He considers himself a Hindu atheist.[16]

See also

Notes
  1. Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    • 10.9 million (Dhruv Rathee)
    • 1.83 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
    • 2.06 million (Dhruv Rathee shorts)
  2. Views, broken down by channel:
    • 1.51 billion (Dhruv Rathee)
    • 276 million (Dhruv rathee vlogs)
    • 886 million (DRshorts)

References
  1. "The Year Indian Comedians Took Politics Seriously". The Wire. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "About Dhruv Rathee". YouTube.
  3. "'Persistence and patience are the hallmarks of success': YouTuber Dhruv Rathee". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. "From 'practising Hindu atheist' to 'All Lives Matter': Who exactly is Dhruv Rathee?". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "Poulami Nag to Dhruv Rathee: The YouTubers India subscribes to". The Indian Express. 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. "Gauri Lankesh's Final Editorial: 'In the Age of False News'". The Wire. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. Ghosh, Devarsi. "The Indian YouTube wars: Political video influencers are heating up the internet in election year". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. Ghosh, Devarsi. "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. "Money Heist: Dhruv Rathee decodes Netflix's 'Spanish Masala Blockbuster'". The Indian Express. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. "YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Talks About Entering Into Audio Space, Says 'Podcasts Have Small But Dedicated Audience' - Exclusive". News18. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. "Kangana Ranaut reacts to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee's video on her: I can get him behind bars for lying about BMC notice for my house". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  13. "Dhruv Rathee Shorts". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. "I&B ministry asks YouTube to down 45 videos from 10 channels". The Indian Express. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. "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.
  16. "Dhruv Rathee - Practicing Hindu Atheist". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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