Dhruv Rathee
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 Rathee during an interview in 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Born | 8 October 1994 Haryana, India | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, vlogger[1] | |||||||||
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Juli Lbr (m. 2024) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Political commentary, News, Vlogs | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 6.38 million (Dhruv Rathee) 1 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 693 million (Dhruv Rathee) 102 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 14 December 2021 | ||||||||||
Dhruv Rathee (born 8 October 1994) is an Indian YouTuber and fake news spreader known for his explanatory videos. His videos cover a wide range of topics such as environment, personal finance, economics, society, history, and contemporary politics. He remains popular and controversial in India for his political views that can be described as liberal. He also hosts Netflix India's Decode with Dhruv routinely uploads vlogs for Deutsche Welle's DW Travel.
Early life and education
Rathee was born on 8 October 1994[3] in Hindu Jat family, in Haryana. He considers himself as a Hindu Atheist, though still connected to the Hindu Culture. He completed his schooling in Haryana, and considers Haryanavi as his native language. He obtained his mechanical engineering bachelor's degree 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. He prefers to call his videos "educational" and "informative" at the end of his videos.
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 who he recently married.[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] |
|---|---|---|---|
| DW Travel | Deutsche Welle | 2020-Present | Discovery tour through Germany and other European countries[20] |
| Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee | Spotify | 2020-Present | Delves deep into how things in India actually work[18] |
| 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] |
| BBC River Stories | BBC | 2020 | Public talks and interviews about 2019 Bihar Elections and Development in Varanasi and Kashi Viswanath Corridor |
| Voting Systems | Brut | 2019 | Discussions about the way of conducting Indian Elections[23] |
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]
Controversy
In November 2020, Rathee was involved in an online spat actress Kangana Ranaut, after he made a video which featured her. In a video, Dhruv had criticised Kangana for hypocrisy and embellishment. She responded to by claiming that he taken a significant amount of money to make the video and that she could get him jailed for it.[25]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "The Year Indian Comedians Took Politics Seriously". The Wire.
- ^ a b "About Dhruv Rathee". YouTube.
- ^ "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "From 'practising Hindu atheist' to 'All Lives Matter': Who exactly is Dhruv Rathee?". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Dhruv Rathee". dhruvrathee.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b Ghosh, Devarsi. "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gauri Lankesh's Final Editorial: 'In the Age of False News'". The Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "#BBCRiverStories: बिहार की राजनीति में कितनी अहम है जाति?". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Dhruv Rathee - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "When content pays: Content creators cash in on the digital age". The Financial Express. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Dhruv Rathee Vlogs's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Netizens react to internet war between YouTubers Dhruv Rathee and Elvish Yadav!". Zee News. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Dhruv Rathee visits a Maasai Village in Kenya | On Safari in the Maasai Mara, retrieved 27 November 2021
- ^ "Money Heist: Dhruv Rathee decodes Netflix's 'Spanish Masala Blockbuster'". The Indian Express. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee". Spotify. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Studios, A. R. "The Official Dhruv Rathee Website". dhruvrathee.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Space for media freedom rapidly shrinking in India: Dhruv Rathee | DW | 17.06.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Money Heist: Dhruv Rathee decodes Netflix's 'Spanish Masala Blockbuster'". The Indian Express. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Dhruv Rathee: Latest News, Photos, Videos on Dhruv Rathee". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Which Country's Voting System Is Best?". Brut. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Dhruv Rathee on Instagram".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kangana Ranaut calls YouTuber Dhruv Rathee 'dimwit' for making video on her: 'I can get him behind bars for lying'". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.