Bharatpedia

Dhruv Rathee


This article is about the Indian YouTuber. For other uses, see Dhruv.

Dhruv Rathee (born 8 October 1994)[3] is an Indian YouTuber and social media activist[4] known for his controversial political commentary.[5][6] He started his political analyst career supporting the AAP party, and is known for his liberal views. He has been guest to many podcasts on YouTube including the Ranveer Show Hindi and Hustler's Bay.[7][8]

Dhruv Rathee
Dhruv Rathee.jpg
Rathee during an interview in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 30)
Haryana, India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationYouTuber, Vlogger[2]
YouTube information
Channel
LocationIndia-Germany
GenrePolitical commentary, News
Subscribers5.54 million (Dhruv Rathee)
838 thousand (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
Total views533 million (Dhruv Rathee)
68.2 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2017 (Dhruv Rathee)
2020 (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2018(Dhruv Rathee)
Updated: 9 June 2021

Early life and educationEdit

Rathee was born in Haryana. He considers himself as a Hindu Atheist, though still connected to the Hindu Culture.[9] He completed his schooling in Haryana, and considers Haryanavi as his native language.[1] He obtained his mechanical engineering bachelor's degree from Germany,[1] where he also completed his master's specialised in renewable energy.[10][11] Apart from his formal education, he has developed keen interest and knowledge in Political Science, Political Philosophy and Economics areas.[12]

CareerEdit

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."[13] His political analysis encompases wide range of national issues, while being highly critical of the Narendra Modi government and the Hindutva politics.[14][15]

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.[13]

Since 2017, he has been writing opinion columns for ThePrint.[16] Currently, he lives in Germany.[citation needed]

AllegationsEdit

Alleged fake news charges came up against Rathee in March 2020, when he 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.[17]

In June 2020, Rathee called the Black Lives Matter movement's name as "biased", claiming that it "favours blacks", and compared it to the feminist movement's name.[18][19]

Further in November 2020, Rathhe got into an online spat with actress Kangana Ranaut, who responded to Dhruv Rathee's viral video about her and claimed that he took significant amount of money to make it. In his video, Dhruv had complained about how 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.[20][21][22][23][24]

See alsoEdit

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Who is Dhruv Rathee? YouTube
  2. ↑ "The Year Indian Comedians Took Politics Seriously". The Wire.
  3. ↑ "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Fake news' friend arrested". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Poulami Nag to Dhruv Rathee: The YouTubers India subscribes to". The Indian Express. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "#BBCRiverStories: बिहार की राजनीति में कितनी अहम है जाति?". BBC News हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ↑ ProInsights with Aman Dhattarwal #3 - Dhruv Rathee | Hustlers Bay, retrieved 21 July 2021
  8. ↑ Dhruv Rathee Exposed Like Never Before | The Ranveer Show हिंदी 23, retrieved 21 July 2021
  9. ↑ Coffin with Karan Episode 8 ft. @Dhruv Rathee, retrieved 22 July 2021
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "From 'practising Hindu atheist' to 'All Lives Matter': Who exactly is Dhruv Rathee?". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dhruv Rathee". dhruvrathee.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ghosh, Devarsi. "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Gauri Lankesh's Final Editorial: 'In the Age of False News'". The Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  17. ↑ Halarnkar, Samar. "In an ancient land, a forest's impending destruction threatens India's future". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Slammed for saying 'All Lives Matter', Dhruv Rathee compares 'liberals to BJP supporters'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  19. ↑ Gupta, Dyuti (8 June 2020). "Dhruv Rathee And The Privileged's Perspective on Black Lives". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut Vs BMC फिर हुआ ट्रेंड, इस यूट्यूबर पर लगा गंभीर आरोप". Zee News Hindi (in हिन्दी). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut Slams Dhruv Rathee: ध्रुव राठी के वीडियो पर कंगना रनोट का पलटवार, कही ये बात". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Kangana Ranaut bashes YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for 'lying about BMC notice' in his video". DNA India. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "यूट्यूबर ध्रुव राठी पर भड़कीं कंगना रणौत, बोलीं- 'मैं उसे जेल भिजवा सकती हूं'". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhruv_Rathee&oldid=301722"