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==Early life==
==Early life==
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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>
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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>
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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==
==Career==

Revision as of 17:35, 9 June 2021

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

Dhruv Rathee
Rathee during an interview in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 29)
Haryana, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)YouTuber, Vlogger[2]
Websitedhruvrathee.com
YouTube information
Channel
LocationDelhi, India
Genre(s)Political commentary, News
Subscribers5.52 million (Dhruv Rathee)
834 thousand (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)[3]
Total views527 million (Dhruv Rathee)
67 million (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)[3]
100,000 subscribers2017 (Dhruv Rathee)
2020 (Dhruv Rathee Vlogs)
1,000,000 subscribers2018(Dhruv Rathee)
Last updated: 9 June 2021

Dhruv Rathee (born 8 October 1994)[4] is an Indian YouTuber and social media activist[5] known for his political commentary.[6][7][8][9]

Early life

Rathee was born in Haryana in a Haryanvi Jaat family.[1] He completed his schooling in Haryana.[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 deeply studies and research about Political Science, Political Philosophy and Economics.[12]

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."[13]

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.[14] Currently, he lives in Germany.[citation needed]

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.[15]

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.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Who is Dhruv Rathee? YouTube
  2. ^ "The Year Indian Comedians Took Politics Seriously". The Wire.
  3. ^ a b "About Dhruv Rathee". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "'Fake news' friend arrested". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Poulami Nag to Dhruv Rathee: The YouTubers India subscribes to". The Indian Express. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "#BBCRiverStories: बिहार की राजनीति में कितनी अहम है जाति?". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Gauri Lankesh's Final Editorial: 'In the Age of False News'". The Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  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. ^ a b Ghosh, Devarsi. "Meet Dhruv Rathee, the 23-year-old YouTuber whose videos are infuriating Modi's admirers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Dhruv Rathee, Author at ThePrint". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  15. ^ Halarnkar, Samar. "In an ancient land, a forest's impending destruction threatens India's future". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Slammed for saying 'All Lives Matter', Dhruv Rathee compares 'liberals to BJP supporters'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  17. ^ Gupta, Dyuti (8 June 2020). "Dhruv Rathee And The Privileged's Perspective on Black Lives". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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