Dhruv Rathee

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dhruv Rathee

• Dhruv Rathee was born to a middle-class family in Haryana. Later, he moved to Delhi.

  

• In class 11, he opted for the subjects Physics-Chemistry-Maths. At that time, he was not sure about his career preferences. Reportedly, graduation in engineering, helped him to improve his analytical skills and research skills which later helped him in making his YouTube videos.

  

• He once enrolled in Bachelors in Economics and Political Science but he dropped out.

• While growing up, he used to love watching travel and nature-related shows on TLC and Discovery channel. In an interview, he said that had he not become a YouTuber, he would opt for a profession in travelling.

• He prefers to remain minimalist in his personal and professional life.

• He started getting death threats after he made a reaction video on the trailer of the film KGF along with his girlfriend. He said that he laughed at a scene which was not well received by the audience.

• He is known for his YouTube videos, which, according to him, are made to educate people.

• As of May 2018, his YouTube Channel had over 4.6 lakh subscribers.

• Rathee claims that he makes videos with the help of an iPhone.

• In his videos, he looks straight into the camera and discusses everything making headlines in India, especially government policies.

• Over time, Rathee has attracted his fair share of haters and trolls.

• He started uploading YouTube videos in 2014. Initially, his videos were of his travels and photography; as he was a photography and filmmaking enthusiast.

• Over time, Rathee has become one of the most successful YouTubers in India.

• He can also be seen on television news debates.

• Rathee says that he took an interest in politics during the Anna Hazare movement in 2011.

• Rathee uploaded his first videos against the Modi Government in October 2014. The Video titled “BJP Exposed: Lies Behind The Bullshit.”  The video registered over 50000 views.

• Rathee said that he became frustrated with the Modi Government when he joined hands with the corruption accused B S Yeddyurappa.

• In Video-after-video, he has been critical of the Modi Government including Demonetisation, Surgical Strike, the Gurmehar Kaur row, EVM Hacking, Yogi Adityanath becoming the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and many more.

• In some of his videos, Rathee has been seen defending the Arvind Kejriwal Government in Delhi, which attracted trolls, accusing him of being biased.

• He tries to remain calm in tough situations.

• In an interview with the Indian YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, he was asked if he would join politics as he often makes videos on politics. He replied that he would not join politics as he could not speak something which was against his beliefs. However, he said that he would like to inspire and aware people through his videos.

• He has also started a segment called Pee News, styled as a fake news programme.

• He is a PADI certified scuba diver.

  

• In July 2023, it was reported in the media that he would enter Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 as a wild card contestant. ^[4]The Economic Times

• Dhruv Rathee was named on TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders 2023 list in October 2023, becoming the only Indian to be named in the list in that year.

• He is influenced by the Hindi films 3 Idiots which motivated him to do something different in life and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara which represents his passion for travelling.

• Here’s an interesting video about Dhruv Rathee’s biography: