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	In May 2025, Rathee faced controversy from the [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] community for posting an AI-generated thumbnail in a new video, titled ''"The Rise of Sikhs"'', which primarily focused on the first Sikh ruler, [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]. The video received widespread condemnation from the Sikh community, including the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] President, for depicting AI-generated visuals of the Sikh gurus. Following the backlash, Rathee removed the video from his YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/youtuber-dhruv-rathee-video-sikh-history-objections-10015928/ \|title=YouTuber Dhruv Rathee takes down video on Sikh history after objections\|work=The Times of India \|date=19 May 2025\|via=The Indian Express}}</ref>		In May 2025, Rathee faced controversy from the [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] community for posting an AI-generated thumbnail in a new video, titled ''"The Rise of Sikhs"'', which primarily focused on the first Sikh ruler, [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]. The video received widespread condemnation from the Sikh community, including the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] President, for depicting AI-generated visuals of the Sikh gurus. Following the backlash, Rathee removed the video from his YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/youtuber-dhruv-rathee-video-sikh-history-objections-10015928/ \|title=YouTuber Dhruv Rathee takes down video on Sikh history after objections\|work=The Times of India \|date=19 May 2025\|via=The Indian Express}}</ref>

			In October 2026, Rathee traveled to India to participate in demonstrations organized by the [[Cockroach Janta Party\|Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)]] demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Trivedi\|first=Saurabh\|date=10 October 2026\|title=Dhruv Rathee detained ahead of protest at Jantar Mantar\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/dhruv-rathee-detained-cec-gyanesh-kumar-jantar-mantar-protest-updates/article71567131.ece\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=11 October 2026}}</ref> On 10 October 2026, ahead of a planned protest at [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi\|Jantar Mantar]] in New Delhi, he was detained by the police from his residence in Gurugram.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=10 October 2026\|title=YouTuber Dhruv Rathee detained by Delhi Police ahead of CJP protest\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/delhi/youtuber-dhruv-rathee-detained-gurugram-delhi-police-cjp-jantar-mantar-protest-10915135/\|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|access-date=11 October 2026}}</ref> He was released following a 22-hour detention, after which he alleged that the action amounted to a "'''kidnapping'''" rather than a lawful detention.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=11 October 2026\|title=Delhi protest: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee released from detention, alleges 'kidnapping'\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-protest-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-released-from-detention/article71570635.ece\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=11 October 2026}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Rathee is a resident of Germany. In November 2021, Rathee married his long-time partner Juli Lbr at the [[Belvedere, Vienna\|Belvedere Palace]], in [[Vienna]], Austria.<ref name="news18">{{Cite web\|date=28 November 2021\|title=Love Across Borders: Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Marries German Girlfriend Juli at Vienna\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/dhruv-rathee-marries-girlfriend-juli-vienna-palace-indian-youtuber-4495205.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=1 January 2022\|website=[[News18]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128140441/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/dhruv-rathee-marries-girlfriend-juli-vienna-palace-indian-youtuber-4495205.html \|archive-date=28 November 2021 }}</ref> Their first child was born in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=21 September 2024 \|title=Dhruv Rathee announces birth of first child with sweet photos; fans celebrate new arrival \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dhruv-rathee-announces-birth-of-first-child-with-sweet-photos-fans-celebrate-new-arrival/articleshow/113552972.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=21 September 2024 \|work=[[The Economic Times]] \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=दुबे \|first=स्नेहा \|date=21 September 2024 \|script-title=hi:फेमस यूट्यूबर ध्रुव राठी बने पापा, शेयर की बेबी बॉय की प्यारी सी तस्वीर \|url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/ott/dhruv-rathee-became-father-of-a-boy-he-shared-new-born-baby-first-photo-2788398 \|access-date=21 September 2024 \|website= \|language=hi}}</ref>		Rathee is a resident of Germany. In November 2021, Rathee married his long-time partner Juli Lbr at the [[Belvedere, Vienna\|Belvedere Palace]], in [[Vienna]], Austria.<ref name="news18">{{Cite web\|date=28 November 2021\|title=Love Across Borders: Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Marries German Girlfriend Juli at Vienna\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/dhruv-rathee-marries-girlfriend-juli-vienna-palace-indian-youtuber-4495205.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=1 January 2022\|website=[[News18]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128140441/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/dhruv-rathee-marries-girlfriend-juli-vienna-palace-indian-youtuber-4495205.html \|archive-date=28 November 2021 }}</ref> Their first child was born in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=21 September 2024 \|title=Dhruv Rathee announces birth of first child with sweet photos; fans celebrate new arrival \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dhruv-rathee-announces-birth-of-first-child-with-sweet-photos-fans-celebrate-new-arrival/articleshow/113552972.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=21 September 2024 \|work=[[The Economic Times]] \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=दुबे \|first=स्नेहा \|date=21 September 2024 \|script-title=hi:फेमस यूट्यूबर ध्रुव राठी बने पापा, शेयर की बेबी बॉय की प्यारी सी तस्वीर \|url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/ott/dhruv-rathee-became-father-of-a-boy-he-shared-new-born-baby-first-photo-2788398 \|access-date=21 September 2024 \|website= \|language=hi}}</ref>

			== Read also ==
			* [[Ajeet Bharti]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	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."<ref name=scroll/>		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."<ref name=scroll/>

	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.<ref name=scroll>{{cite web \|last1=Ghosh \|first1=Devarsi \|title=Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers \|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/878470/meet-dhruv-rathee-the-23-year-old-youtuber-who-is-fighting-the-right-wing-one-video-at-a-time \|website=Scroll.in\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>		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.<ref name=scroll>{{cite web \|last1=Ghosh \|first1=Devarsi \|title=Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers \|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/878470/meet-dhruv-rathee-the-23-year-old-youtuber-who-is-fighting-the-right-wing-one-video-at-a-time \|website=Scroll.in\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

	Since 2017, he has been writing opinion columns for [[ThePrint]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint \|url=https://theprint.in/author/dhruv-rathee/ \|website=ThePrint \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Currently, he lives in [[Germany]].{{cn\|date=June 2021}}		Since 2017, he has been writing opinion columns for [[ThePrint]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint \|url=https://theprint.in/author/dhruv-rathee/ \|website=ThePrint \|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Currently, he lives in [[Germany]].{{citation needed\|date=June 2021}}

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	In March 2020, Rathee mentioned on [[Twitter]] that Modi sold 170,000 hectares of "most dense forests in India" to [[Adani Group]]. He deleted the tweet after Adani Group threatened to file a defamation suit against him.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Halarnkar \|first1=Samar \|title=In an ancient land, a forest's impending destruction threatens India's future \|url=https://scroll.in/article/917537/in-an-ancient-land-a-forests-impending-destruction-threatens-indias-future \|website=Scroll.in\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>		In March 2020, Rathee mentioned on [[Twitter]] that Modi sold 170,000 hectares of "most dense forests in India" to [[Adani Group]]. He deleted the tweet after Adani Group threatened to file a defamation suit against him.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Halarnkar \|first1=Samar \|title=In an ancient land, a forest's impending destruction threatens India's future \|url=https://scroll.in/article/917537/in-an-ancient-land-a-forests-impending-destruction-threatens-indias-future \|website=Scroll.in\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

	In one of his videos in June 2020, Rathee called the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement's name as "biased", claimed that it "favours blacks", and compared it to the [[feminist movement]]'s name.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Slammed for saying 'All Lives Matter', Dhruv Rathee compares 'liberals to BJP supporters' \|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/slammed-for-saying-all-lives-matter-dhruv-rathee-compares-liberals-to-bjp-supporters \|work=Free Press Journal \|language=en\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Dyuti \|title=Dhruv Rathee And The Privileged's Perspective on Black Lives \|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/top-stories/opinion/dhruv-rathee-and-the-privilegeds-perspective-on-black-lives/ \|website=SheThePeople TV \|access-date=9 June 2020 \|date=8 June 2020}}</ref>		In one of his videos in June 2020, Rathee called the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement's name as "biased", claimed that it "favours blacks", and compared it to the [[feminist movement]]'s name.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Slammed for saying 'All Lives Matter', Dhruv Rathee compares 'liberals to BJP supporters' \|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/slammed-for-saying-all-lives-matter-dhruv-rathee-compares-liberals-to-bjp-supporters \|work=Free Press Journal \|language=en\|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Dyuti \|title=Dhruv Rathee And The Privileged's Perspective on Black Lives \|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/top-stories/opinion/dhruv-rathee-and-the-privilegeds-perspective-on-black-lives/ \|website=SheThePeople TV \|access-date=9 June 2020 \|date=8 June 2020}}</ref>

	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==
	In November 2020, Actress [[Kangana Ranaut]] has responded to Dhruv ~~Rathee’s~~ viral video about her and she claims against him that he took significant amount of money to make it. In his video, Dhruv had complained about how [[Kangana Ranaut\|Kangana]] is hypocritical in her statements and has a propensity of embellishing her comments. She also said " I can put YouTuber Dhruv Rathee behind bars for making a video on her and lying about BMC sending her a notice in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-01\|title=Kangana Ranaut calls YouTuber Dhruv Rathee ‘dimwit’ for making video on her: ‘I can get him behind bars for lying’\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-calls-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-dimwit-for-making-video-on-her-i-can-get-him-behind-bars-for-lying/story-l3jw09zEUn1tfrUQCJ1mvL.html\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-02\|title=Kangana Ranaut Vs BMC फिर हुआ ट्रेंड, इस यूट्यूबर पर लगा गंभीर आरोप\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-vs-bmc-trends-again-and-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-is-the-reason/778256\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Zee News Hindi\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kangana Ranaut Slams Dhruv Rathee: ध्रुव राठी के वीडियो पर कंगना रनोट का पलटवार, कही ये बात\|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-kangana-ranaut-slams-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-video-on-her-says-she-will-get-him-behind-bars-for-lying-about-bmc-notice-on-her-house-21001079.html\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Dainik Jagran\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-02\|title=Kangana Ranaut bashes YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for 'lying about BMC notice' in his video\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-kangana-ranaut-bashes-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-for-lying-about-bmc-notice-in-his-video-2853931\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=यूट्यूबर ध्रुव राठी पर भड़कीं कंगना रणौत, बोलीं- 'मैं उसे जेल भिजवा सकती हूं'\|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-accused-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-says-i-can-get-him-behind-jail-for-spreading-fake-news\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Amar Ujala\|language=hi}}</ref>		In November 2020, Actress [[Kangana Ranaut]] has responded to Dhruv Rathee's viral video about her and she claims against him that he took significant amount of money to make it. In his video, Dhruv had complained about how [[Kangana Ranaut\|Kangana]] is hypocritical in her statements and has a propensity of embellishing her comments. She also said " I can put YouTuber Dhruv Rathee behind bars for making a video on her and lying about BMC sending her a notice in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-01\|title=Kangana Ranaut calls YouTuber Dhruv Rathee ‘dimwit’ for making video on her: ‘I can get him behind bars for lying’\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-calls-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-dimwit-for-making-video-on-her-i-can-get-him-behind-bars-for-lying/story-l3jw09zEUn1tfrUQCJ1mvL.html\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-02\|title=Kangana Ranaut Vs BMC फिर हुआ ट्रेंड, इस यूट्यूबर पर लगा गंभीर आरोप\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-vs-bmc-trends-again-and-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-is-the-reason/778256\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Zee News Hindi\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kangana Ranaut Slams Dhruv Rathee: ध्रुव राठी के वीडियो पर कंगना रनोट का पलटवार, कही ये बात\|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-kangana-ranaut-slams-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-video-on-her-says-she-will-get-him-behind-bars-for-lying-about-bmc-notice-on-her-house-21001079.html\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Dainik Jagran\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-02\|title=Kangana Ranaut bashes YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for 'lying about BMC notice' in his video\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-kangana-ranaut-bashes-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-for-lying-about-bmc-notice-in-his-video-2853931\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=यूट्यूबर ध्रुव राठी पर भड़कीं कंगना रणौत, बोलीं- 'मैं उसे जेल भिजवा सकती हूं'\|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-accused-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-says-i-can-get-him-behind-jail-for-spreading-fake-news\|access-date=2021-06-09\|website=Amar Ujala\|language=hi}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[List of YouTubers]]		* [[List of YouTubers]]

	==External ~~Links~~==		==External links==
	*{{Official website\|https://dhruvrathee.com/}}		*{{Official website\|https://dhruvrathee.com/}}
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4BnpbCGMw&ab_channel=DhruvRathee Ravish Kumar Interviews Dhruv Rathee on NDTV Prime Time]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4BnpbCGMw&ab_channel=DhruvRathee Ravish Kumar Interviews Dhruv Rathee on NDTV Prime Time]
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'''Dhruv Rathee''' (born 8 October 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/878470/meet-dhruv-rathee-the-23-year-old-youtuber-who-is-fighting-the-right-wing-one-video-at-a-time|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Scroll.in|language=en}}</ref> is an [[India]]n [[YouTuber]] and social media activist<ref>{{Cite web|title='Fake news' friend arrested|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/39-fake-news-39-friend-arrested/cid/1340345|access-date=2020-07-08|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> known for his [[political commentary]].<ref>{{cite news|date=26 May 2019|title=Poulami Nag to Dhruv Rathee: The YouTubers India subscribes to|language=en|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/fun-facts-and-you-youtubers-bhuvan-bam-bb-ki-vines-dhruv-rathee-ramit-verma-poulami-nag-5744397/|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-03-28|title=#BBCRiverStories: बिहार की राजनीति में कितनी अहम है जाति?|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-47730613|access-date=2020-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-19|title=WATCH: Popular YouTuber breaks down Delhi political standoff between Arvind Kejriwal and L-G Anil Baijal - Politics News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/watch-popular-youtuber-breaks-down-delhi-political-standoff-between-arvind-kejriwal-and-l-g-anil-baijal-4540331.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gauri Lankesh's Final Editorial: 'In the Age of False News'|url=https://thewire.in/communalism/gauri-lankesh-final-editorial-fake-news|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Wire}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rathee was born in [[Haryana]] in a [[Haryanvi people|Haryanvi]] [[Jaat]] family.<ref name=yt>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdIsr4EZeuU Who is Dhruv Rathee? ''YouTube'']</ref> He completed his schooling in Haryana.<ref name=yt/> He obtained his [[mechanical engineering]] [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Germany]],<ref name=yt/> where he also completed his master's specialised in [[renewable energy]].<ref name="DW">{{cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Murali |title=Space for media freedom rapidly shrinking in India: Dhruv Rathee |url=https://www.dw.com/en/space-for-media-freedom-rapidly-shrinking-in-india-dhruv-rathee/a-49232009 |access-date=26 July 2020 |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=http://archive.vn/D6Wcj |archive-date=26 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=freepress>{{cite web |title=From 'practising Hindu atheist' to 'All Lives Matter': Who exactly is Dhruv Rathee? |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/from-practising-hindu-atheist-to-all-lives-matter-who-exactly-is-dhruv-rathee |website=Free Press Journal |language=en|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Apart from his formal education, he deeply studies and research about [[Political science|Political Science]], [[Political philosophy|Political Philosophy]] and [[Economics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhruv Rathee|url=https://dhruvrathee.com/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=dhruvrathee.com}}</ref>

==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."<ref name=scroll/>

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.<ref name=scroll>{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Devarsi |title=Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/878470/meet-dhruv-rathee-the-23-year-old-youtuber-who-is-fighting-the-right-wing-one-video-at-a-time |website=Scroll.in|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

Since 2017, he has been writing opinion columns for [[ThePrint]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint |url=https://theprint.in/author/dhruv-rathee/ |website=ThePrint |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Currently, he lives in [[Germany]].{{cn|date=June 2021}}

==Reception==
In March 2020, Rathee mentioned on [[Twitter]] that Modi sold 170,000 hectares of "most dense forests in India" to [[Adani Group]]. He deleted the tweet after Adani Group threatened to file a defamation suit against him.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Halarnkar |first1=Samar |title=In an ancient land, a forest's impending destruction threatens India's future |url=https://scroll.in/article/917537/in-an-ancient-land-a-forests-impending-destruction-threatens-indias-future |website=Scroll.in|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

In one of his videos in June 2020, Rathee called the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement's name as "biased", claimed that it "favours blacks", and compared it to the [[feminist movement]]'s name.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slammed for saying 'All Lives Matter', Dhruv Rathee compares 'liberals to BJP supporters' |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/slammed-for-saying-all-lives-matter-dhruv-rathee-compares-liberals-to-bjp-supporters |work=Free Press Journal |language=en|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gupta |first1=Dyuti |title=Dhruv Rathee And The Privileged's Perspective on Black Lives |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/top-stories/opinion/dhruv-rathee-and-the-privilegeds-perspective-on-black-lives/ |website=SheThePeople TV |access-date=9 June 2020 |date=8 June 2020}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In November 2020, Actress [[Kangana Ranaut]] has responded to Dhruv Rathee’s viral video about her and she claims against him that he took significant amount of money to make it. In his video, Dhruv had complained about how [[Kangana Ranaut|Kangana]] is hypocritical in her statements and has a propensity of embellishing her comments. She also said " I can put YouTuber Dhruv Rathee behind bars for making a video on her and lying about BMC sending her a notice in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-01|title=Kangana Ranaut calls YouTuber Dhruv Rathee ‘dimwit’ for making video on her: ‘I can get him behind bars for lying’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-calls-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-dimwit-for-making-video-on-her-i-can-get-him-behind-bars-for-lying/story-l3jw09zEUn1tfrUQCJ1mvL.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Kangana Ranaut Vs BMC फिर हुआ ट्रेंड, इस यूट्यूबर पर लगा गंभीर आरोप|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-vs-bmc-trends-again-and-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-is-the-reason/778256|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Zee News Hindi|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kangana Ranaut Slams Dhruv Rathee: ध्रुव राठी के वीडियो पर कंगना रनोट का पलटवार, कही ये बात|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-kangana-ranaut-slams-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-video-on-her-says-she-will-get-him-behind-bars-for-lying-about-bmc-notice-on-her-house-21001079.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Kangana Ranaut bashes YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for 'lying about BMC notice' in his video|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-kangana-ranaut-bashes-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-for-lying-about-bmc-notice-in-his-video-2853931|access-date=2021-06-09|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=यूट्यूबर ध्रुव राठी पर भड़कीं कंगना रणौत, बोलीं- 'मैं उसे जेल भिजवा सकती हूं'|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-accused-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-says-i-can-get-him-behind-jail-for-spreading-fake-news|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of YouTubers]]

==External Links==
*{{Official website|https://dhruvrathee.com/}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4BnpbCGMw&ab_channel=DhruvRathee Ravish Kumar Interviews Dhruv Rathee on NDTV Prime Time]

==References==
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