Dhruv Rathee

Dhruv Rathee is an Indian YouTuber, vlogger, and social media activist. He makes Hindi videos on social, political, environmental issues, current affairs, and other relevant topics and provides simplified explanations of complex issues while covering a variety of subjects. He was born on 8 October 1994 in Haryana. After completing his primary education, he went to Germany for his higher studies.

He has studied his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, followed by a Master's degree in Renewable Energy from the same institution. On November 24, 2021, Rathee got married to his longtime girlfriend, Juli Libr, in Vienna's Belvedere Palace, Austria. She is quite popular on Instagram and has German citizenship. It was a private ceremony attended by their close family and friends. They first met in 2014 when Rathee was studying in Germany.

Rathee developed an interest in politics in 2011 during the Anna Hazare movement. It was at that time when he decided to use YouTube as a platform to share political views, fact-checking, and explanatory content. Initially, he used to upload travel videos in 2013, but by the end of 2013, he shifted his perspective towards political and social topics. In 2014, he uploaded his first YouTube video on his channel called Dhruv Rathee. In 2016, Dhruv also shot a video on Delhi’s odd-even step to curb the pollution.

He has covered various issues in his videos, such as the 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy, the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse, the 2019 Pulwama attack, the 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest, and the 2023 Manipur violence. Besides, Rathee also launched Pee News, a satirical "fake news" segment. Moreover, from 2017 until 2020, he also worked for the media channel The Print and wrote opinion columns.

Rathee launched another YouTube channel called Dhruv Rathee Vlogs in July 2020, where he shares his international travel vlogs. In addition to this, he hosts various shows, including DW Travel of Deutsche Welle and Decode with Dhruv for Netflix India. He also hosts a podcast on Spotify called ‘Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee.’ Rathee also began a shorts channel in 2022 to share 30-second fact videos.

This channel offers a quick and accessible way for the viewers to engage with the information that Rathee presents. Rathee is a successful YouTuber. Despite various criticisms against his videos, he kept working hard and now has millions of followers. Besides YouTube, he is active on various social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.