Dhruv Rathee (born 8 October 1994) is an Indian YouTuber based in Germany, who makes videos on various topics such as environment, personal finance, economics, society, history, and contemporary politics.
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| Born | 8 October 1994 | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber, vlogger | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Political commentary, news, Vlogs | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 9.02 million (Dhruv Rathee) 1.6 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs) 1.65 million (Dhruv Rathee Shorts) |
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| Total views | 1.16 billion (Dhruv Rathee) 228 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs) 552 million (Dhruv Rathee Shorts) (October 2022) |
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Last updated: 24 October 2022 |
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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 in a Hindu Jat family, in Haryana. He considers himself a Hindu atheist. He completed his schooling in Haryana and considers Haryanvi 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 specialized in renewable energy.Apart from his formal education, he has developed keen interest and knowledge in Political science, Political philosophy and Economics areas.
Career
In 2014, Rathee released a debut video on his channel, titled “BJP Exposed: Lies Behind The Bullshit”, targeting Narendra Modi’s democratically chosen 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 realized the need to present actual research in front of them so that they understand the truth.” His political analysis encompasses of national issues, while being critical of the fake news in the name of the Hindutva politics.
Rathee released 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. He started a series called The Dhruv Rathee Show (now discontinued) on his YouTube in which he continued to be critical of the government.[8] From 2017 to early 2020, he wrote opinion columns for ThePrint.
His videos cover a wide range of topics such as personal finance, environmentalism, geopolitics, history, society, philosophy, video biographies, current affairs and ground reports.
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. He hosts shows such as DW Travel of Deutsche Welle,[ Decode with Dhruv of Netflix India; and a Spotify-exclusive podcast called Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee. He had been seen several times criticizing and comparing BJP democratically chosen government to Hitler rule.
Involvements
| Series | Partnership | Year | Notes |
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| Voting Systems | Brut | 2019 | Discussions about the way of conducting Indian Elections |
| Decode with Dhruv | Netflix | 2020 | Explanatory videos of pop culture and issues surrounding famous films and TV series |
| Election Analysis with Dhruv Rathee | NDTV India | 2020 | Series of videos to cover analysis of 2019 Elections |
| DW Travel | Deutsche Welle | 2020–Present | Discovery tour through Germany and other European countries[ |
| Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee | Spotify | 2020–Present | Delves deep into how things in India actually work |
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.
Daily Habits
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Work Time |
10 AM to 8 PM |
| Workout Time | 8 AM to 9 AM |
| Travel | Update Soon |
| Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Update Soon |
Facebook, Instagram & Twitter
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Net Worth
The Estimated Net worth is $80K – USD $85k.
| Monthly Income/Salary (approx.) | $80K – $85k USD |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $4 million- $6 million USD |
