Dhruv Rathee is an Indian YouTuber, Activist, and Mechanical Design Engineer who shares his views on contemporary social, political, and environmental issues of India. Often a faction of society considers him to be the follower of AAP and left-wing supporter who opposes the Bhartiya Janta Party and abides by the right-wing ideology. He negates any such allegations and claims to be a politically neutral person. Let’s dig out some of the interesting facts about Dhruv Rathee that you’ll read about and enjoy.
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Biography/Wiki
The Libran YouTuber was born on Saturday, 8 October 1994 (age 30 years; as of 2024) in Haryana, India. Since his teenage, he used to actively take part in campaigns like Greenpeace, and Sea Shepard.
Dhruv Rathee’s childhood photo
In 2014, during his higher studies, he made a YouTube channel under his name Dhruv Rathee, and initially, posted a few travel and photography videos with his iPhone.
During the Anna Hazare movement of 2011, he started taking a deep interest in politics and shifted his focus from fun videos to serious contemporary political topics.
In 2016, he made a video on the Even-Odd Traffic Rule of Delhi. According to him, he was prompted to make videos on political issues after he wanted to give a reply to a Delhi boy; who was a part of the propaganda against Arvind Kejriwal and praised Narendra Modi.
Physical Appearance
Dhruv Rathee has a lean body, a height of around 6′ 1″ and weighs around 75 kg.
Family & Caste
He belongs to the Jat Community.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Wife & Children
On 24 November 2021, he got married to his long-time girlfriend Juli Lbr in Vienna.
Dhruv Rathee’s wedding photo
In September 2024, the couple welcomed a baby boy.
A photo of Dhruv Rathee’s child
Relationships/Affairs
In April 2019, he posted a picture of his girlfriend Juli Lbr on his Instagram account.
Dhruv Rathee’s Girlfriend
Career
Since his childhood, he has been a bright student. He did his schooling from a CBSE school in India, and later went to Germany to pursue his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Germany. He also did his Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering. He initially worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer, and later, his interest in social awareness and politics made him a successful YouTuber.
Controversies
- He has been criticised for his anti-government views, bias towards a particular political party, and other social issues.
- On 9 May 2018, a police complaint was filed against him in Delhi by a software engineer and BJP volunteer, Vikas Pandey; as Rathee accused Pandey of circulating the fake news through his Facebook page “I Support Narendra Modi.” In October 2018, Pandey sued Dhruv Rathee for a defamation of ₹15 lakhs; as Rathee posted a video on his YouTube channel that alleged that Vikas Pandey was a member of the BJP IT Cell and had tried to bribe Mahaveer Prasad, an alleged former BJP IT Cell member, for an unethical task.
Friends, I have initiated Civil defamation suite against Mr. @dhruv_rathee. Hon. Court has taken cognisance of my suite. He had made false claims against me in a popular video saying I offered bribes of huge amount to someone without ANY proof. Read:https://t.co/9m7f0n1ujz [1/3]
— Vikas Pandey (Sankrityayan) (@MODIfiedVikas) October 1, 2018
- In March 2019, Facebook blocked Dhruv Rathee’s Facebook page for a while, when he posted about Hitler’s rise like the right-wing extremism in the present scenario. However, later his page was revived by Facebook with an apology.
Dhruv Rathee Facebook Controversy
- On 27 May 2024, Swati Maliwal accused Dhruv Rathee of making a one-sided video of her assault incident which increased rape and death threats to her. The alleged assault took place at Arvind Kejriwal‘s residence in Delhi, where Maliwal was allegedly assaulted by Kejriwal’s Personal Secretary Bibhav Kumar. [1]NDTV
- In July 2024, Suresh Karamshi Nakhua, a spokesperson of the Bhartiya Janata Party Mumbai unit, filed a defamation suit against him. Based on the suit, Saket Court in Delhi issued a summon to Dhruv Rathee. In his suit, Suresh Nahua alleged that Rathee referred to him as a violent and abusive troll in a video titled “My Reply to Godi Youtubers | Elvish Yadav | Dhruv Rathee.” [2]The Hindu
Favourites
- He is an avid follower of the news channel, NDTV, and journalist, Ravish Kumar. Moreover, he was also invited on Ravish Kumar’s show Prime Time on NDTV.
- He likes to watch Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, and Tom Cruise on screen.
- His favourite films include Interstellar, The Martian, and Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
- He begins his day with Hindustan Times, Indian Express, and The Hindu.
- He follows blogs such as Logical Indian, Wire.in, and Newslaundry.
- In his free time, he likes watching movies, photography, reading detective books, travelling, and scuba diving.
Net Worth
As of 2024, his net worth is around Rs 27 crore.
Facts
- He neither smokes nor drinks alcohol.
- He operates a Facebook group called “Dhruv Rathee Squad” to counter Fake News.
- He also runs a segment called “Pee News,” a satirical news programme.
- He is a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certified advanced level scuba diver (depths of up to 100 feet). [3]The Talented Indian
Dhruv Rathee, a certified scuba diver
- As of 2018, he has more than 1 million YouTube subscribers.
- In July 2023, news circulated in the media indicating that he was set to join Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 as a wild card contestant. [4]The Economic Times
- In October 2023, he was featured on TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders 2023 list. Dhruv was the only Indian to be named on the list.
TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders 2023
I’m honored to be included in this prestigious list and proud to represent India internationally.
Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aIT7J7z7EK
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) October 6, 2023
References
| ↑1 | NDTV |
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| ↑2 | The Hindu |
| ↑3 | The Talented Indian |
| ↑4 | The Economic Times |
kindly make a video on how police stops and brutally injure the poor when they trying to roam in high society area as i had seen a guy hurting beggar boy when he was just roaming in mmarine line area near metro cinema near library in mumbai he was beaten by young policmen on his leg below knees till the blood comes out of his leg. i was trying to protect but one guy stop me to interfere in that matter while policemen was beating him and everybody was seeing this scenerio like helpless and coward to raise the voice. i am telling you this after you said in interview with ravish kumar that you started making video in frustration by seeing this nonsense running every where so kindly make educational video so as to aware people while this kind of thing happen in their locality so as to avoid this incidents.
Plz app k jaisa banana hai hame such bolne ki takat rakhta hu sir plz
Hi rathi sir tusi great ho
Yes boss
Rathee sir god bless you.you are honest and integrity.please make continue new videoes.All good people are with you.
Rathee is anti hindu he should be born in pakistan
Exactly 🤣🤣🤪
If anyone talks about the truth, He is Pakistani……Kya bakchodi pel rahe ho…
Doing a great job….all the best dhruv..i am with you
I am also
But u r partially supporting the congress….which was more corrupted than…now time all we have know..all parties r corrupted but we should choose the less corrupted one…bcz we have no further option…and all the youth who r going into politics…r becoming corrupted…so actually we cant differentiate the parties who is better….it ll be better if we chhose the less corrupted one now time……thats why i am supporting Modi…who is far far better than congress..but not best…
Kuch log janam jaat chutiye or kuch Umer ke sath chutiye bante hai pr ye toh dono hai .
Thu hai tujh pr or tere baap pr jisne jaato me namak haram paida kiya !!
# Haryana ka bhaand dhruv tatti
hahaha apni ngge dtumare bare me to bolne ki bhi jurat nahia hai, ur language shows ur aticates and ur mental state. tc of ur words chahe kisike bare me bhi bolo but limit me bolo aour tamiz se bolo. isme uski nahi tumhari hi bezati ho rahi hai aour tumhud kar rahe ho. so think before u speak.
Just beware of this type duble face of hindu like dhruv rahthi ….Working for Left wing like Ravish kumar ..And these ppl not mean to be trust . They wil defame hindu religion and will never go against islam becz they have fear of islamic extremist .
Proud of you dhruv rathee you are doing a great job. Jats always make our nation proud whether it is in army or games or any other field. Thumbs up. Some are writing fake comments about you those modi-fied bhats. But we know it deeply… keep going
Criticism is necessory for a better democracy .So crticise government .But these fucking guys start giving statement against hinduism. BC jihad ke naam par kata jata hai uske baare me bhi bole kabhi himmat hi nahi hai .dar lagta hai kahin fatwa na jaari kar de .so doglabaaji na kare sabke baare me khul kar bole bhi jo crime hai o crime hai fir o bjp kare ya congress kare ya fir koi maulana
Great job keep going 👍
Obviously the truth will always support the truth
, But anyway quarrelsome people will always bring chaos.
This person named dhrubo sathi is a genuine whoreson. Always gives biased and misinformations.
Exactly! In fact he is biased
Hello Sachin lubana, Rihaan Rathi & Sanjeev Kumar , Sachin( Feku) ko me yeh bolna chahtha hu tere baap kaha se ho ? Pakistan ko h kya MC , pehle pata kar BC phir tu post karna
Rihaan Rathi- tere ma h chutiya jb tu Janam se MC h tho ma se puchle kaise paisa hua ?
Sanjeev Kumar tere ma k sath fu**ing kisne kiya h ?
He is a baised blogger..dont follow him
He is a serial liar ,and sells fake news you can search ‘dhruv rathee exposed ‘on you tube , and you will get videos in which they tell the truth and compare it with the fake news told by him..
Yeah! You can search for stupid content of you wanna waste your internet. Bitch!!!!
You are doing a great job mate. Keep it up. This is that phase in india, when most of the people just want to follow what is being shown to them. Everytime some logical question is asked the focus changes to hindu- muslim rage. The only policy they are adopting is to say a line so convincingly and so many times that it becomes a truth. So, great job by exposing them. We are with you
Hi, just a few days ago I started to watch your videos…when continuously one page coming in my fb Dhruve Rathee ….but really I like your videos and after watching 4-5 videos I understand your opinion for political parties…..keep it up
Main thing is in a very young age you are able to understand the things….I read many people are not your supporter … it’s ok …its normal…. lastly I would like to say one thing that u said in an interview that don’t follow party but follow people …means if person is good then vote him….but
After all he is member of that party …it doesn’t matter if he or she is personally good because they have to follow them their rules and regulations….God bless you.
Sir I need your help
He is the hard follower of kejriwal ravish kumar he like the political party AAP and news chanel NDTV and news paper The wire As everyone knows he belongs to those shoes criticize only only hinduism.
I saw some video on youtube he is a anti hindu which is not acceptable. Bhakto ko ye galiya deta hau aur jo sare aam qatal karte hai jo internationally antankwadi ghoshit hai unhe ye pyar karta hai
I dont know may be converted to islm or sell himself for money to encourage islam jo duniya bhar me badnam hai
Bloody antinationationalist
Second thing m nt bhakat or something
Bt his video
Jo tune video banai hai kashir 370 par
Jake puch kashmiri pandito se unka dard. Scoundrel
All the best . We are having a great opposition in him. I appriciate him for this . Its BJP time so its our liability of common sense to understand in opposition of whose question should be raised , who should be checked on . He always gives a hard reality check to ruling party & thats y bakht dont like him . All the best boy . When opposition died a 100 dead u r the last hope for citizens
Those who r saying against dhriv u must understand that dhriv takes a neutral point (except when it come to Kejriwal). As far as jihad is concerned it’s because of a political reason. Just like BJP says Hindu khatre mein hai, similarly terrorists who r brainwashed that Muslim khatre mein hai. Every person who is leading religion r not themselves follower of the religion they know as Karl Marx said “Religion is the opium of masses”. Everyone who is in power is deceiving the general population to stay in power. Just remember this my friends “Emotions cloud reason” and “Atoms r easier to break than prejudices”. Love to all people who r the citizens of this world.😊
See I read some comments with cuss words but see hindu mughlo Britishers ke time main itne khatre main nahi the jitne modi aur congress ke raaj main hain this hindu kathre mein hain is a distraction from real issues like economy and unemployment
I really shocked and surprised how come a man of just 24years is such a talented.I’m actually from southern part of India and didn’t know hindi well but to watch dhruv’s videos I’m improvising my skills in Hindi.Dhruv is really inspirational to the people like us.
doing great work criticism is the soul of democracy no matter who’s in the rule,lekin kuch andhbakht ye nhi samjhenge, desh ko dhruv jese aur bahot se log chahiye, isse phle k yaha ka bhi north korea wala hashr kre godi bakht
Exactly.
Yes you are right
Dhruv jaise nahi anshul saxena jaise
Well done sir, Ur work is going ….keep it up…..blessings from kashmir
MY NAME IS ADARSH RATHI
PLEASE, I WANT TO ASK YOU IN WHICH COUNTRY YOU PRESENT LIVE.
Kuch log hai jo jeher ugal rhe h dhruv rathee ki tarah..but no worries my dear friends there shop will be shut soon.
It’s a very simple theory if will be good you will not be considered…so let’s be a bad. For dhruv 👏👏
Best of luch druv rathiii. For further criticism
may God bless u for your work!!!!!!!!!
Suaron ko kitna bhi samjha lo, khayenge to b#_@&k tatti hi… So stop focusing on these dumb & stupid Andhbhakts, The people who are with intellectual Inclination are always with you. Love U Dhruv Rathee. #MeraBhai
Shame on this traitor Rathee. When innocent hindu sanyasis are lynched in palghar , it becomes a fun fact for you? You will realise the true pain when some one in your family meets the same fate.
Bhakts mad#rch0ds now saying Rathee as traitor. Lol then who are they. Remember mercy petition signing man the real gaddar veer sorryworker of rss jumla. 😂
Learn history mf bhakts. Do some more research.
lol…learn history retard…even congress wrote mercy petions…learn history madrasaa chap of calcutta
Ye banda is total againest of hindusim, because he wants to join bjp with a big deal so he spread fake news against BJP. I know that all political party are courpted but i choose BJP because less courpted and in support of hindu. I kow opposition is necessary for govt but not religion. BJP fallow RSS because it is hindustan and RSS want to stabilise tample and hindusim in india it is good for our society. Our country is not want jihad people, so try to covinience Muslim to leve our country peacefully.
Keep it up sir . Good job sir. I always with you and your thoughts.
Keep it up sir . 💯
Good job sir.
I always with you and your thoughts. 🙏🙏
Dhruv is doing a wonderful job
Dear Dhruv Rathi, I have seen many videos. You are doing great job. in many videos you have given facts and figures that how this government is looting the public and cleaning all banks cash and Reserve Bank of India. Congress has printed Rs 12,40,000 crore in 70 years and this government has printed more than 17,00,000 crore in 7 years. and that is without any increase in GDP growth. With RBI information you can make this video.. Dhruv Rathi