Dhruv Rathee
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| Dhruv Rathee in 2025 | |
| Born | 08 October 1994 (age 31) Haryana, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) Master's (Renewable Energy) |
| Alma mater | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | YouTuber, Influencer, Activist |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Political commentary, fact-checking, educational content |
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| Spouse(s) | Juli Lbr (m. 2021) |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Official Website |
Dhruv Rathee is an Indian YouTuber, activist, and social media educator. He is well known for his fact-based explanatory videos on politics, society, economy, and environmental issues. Rathee has also built a global audience through travel vlogs, podcasts, and shows which making him one of India’s most influential digital creators.
Early Life & Education
Dhruv Rathee was born on 8 October 1994 in Haryanvi. He completed his schooling in Haryana. After that, he moved to Germany for higher studies. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Later, he got his master’s degree in Renewable Energy from (KIT).[1][2]
Career
Dhruv Rathee started his YouTube journey in 2013 by uploading videos related to his travels. By the end of the same year, he had already made a big change in his content direction, thus becoming among the first Indian YouTubers to deliver political commentaries on platform by using such a medium. His main topics are contemporary politics and Society in terms of facts verification, explanations, and analysis of occurrences. He also launched a comical section named "Pee News" where he portrays light-hearted and made-up news stories.
During the period from 2017 to early 2020, he was a columnist for ThePrint. Over the years his coverage of the political events and controversies has been quite extensive and at times his work has been also criticized for being biased. In July 2020, he commenced another YouTube channel under the name “Dhruv Rathee Vlogs” where he uploads travel videos from different countries. Besides vlogging, he has been a host for the shows such as DW Travel for Deutsche Welle and Decode with Dhruv for Netflix India. On Spotify, he has a podcast “Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee," which he presents.
In 2022, Rathee started a channel for shorts where he publishes 30-second videos that are based on facts only and are intended for rapid and easy learning. He also had a controversy the same year when one of his videos regarding the political upheaval in Pakistan was barred by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for showing a disputed map. In 2023, he once more found himself in the middle of a copyright dispute after Dabur lodged a complaint against his video “The dark-side of cold drinks,” which was subsequently ordered to be taken down by the Calcutta High Court.
Rathee was named as one of the Next Generation Leaders in the TIME magazine list of 2023.[3]Thereafter, in the month of April 2024, he revealed the existence of five more YouTube channels which are dedicated to publishing dubbed content in local languages like Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, and Kannada.[4]
Notable Works
Dhruv Rathee is well known for his political explaining videos, facts-checking content, and social commentary. His primary YouTube channel, the humorous Pee News where he covers satirical news, and his Dhruv Rathee Vlogs travel content are some of his major accomplishments. Additionally, he collaborates with Deutsche Welle's DW Travel, Netflix India's Decode with Dhruv, and the podcast Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee on Spotify. His shorts channel, which mainly consists of fast-paced fact-based videos, has also earned him considerable fame.
Achievements and Recognition
Dhruv has been recognised as one of the most influential digital educators and political commentators in India. He was included in the TIME magazine's Next Generation Leaders list in 2023. His presence on multiple platforms like YouTube, Netflix, Deutsche Welle, and Spotify contributed to building a significant global presence.
Personal Life
Dhruv Rathee lives in Germany. In November 2021, he married to Juli Lbr, at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria. The pair had a baby in September 2024.[5][6][7]
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References
- ↑ 'Persistence and patience are the hallmarks of success': YouTuber Dhruv Rathee . In The New Indian Express . Retrieved 6 December 2025
- ↑ From 'practising Hindu atheist' to 'All Lives Matter': Who exactly is Dhruv Rathee? . In Free Press Journal . Retrieved 6 Dec 2025
- ↑ Dhruv Rathee among TIME Magazine’s ‘next generation leaders 2023’; YouTuber reacts . In Hindustan Times . Retrieved 6 December 2025
- ↑ Dhruv Rathee starts YouTube channels in five languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada . In The News Minute . Retrieved 6 December 2025
- ↑ Dhruv Rathee marries girlfriend Juli at Vienna Palace . In News18 . Retrieved 6 December 2025
- ↑ Dhruv Rathee announces birth of first child with sweet photos; fans celebrate new arrival . In The Economic Times . Retrieved 6 December 2025
- ↑ Dhruv Rathee became father of a boy; he shared newborn baby first photo . In ABP Live . Retrieved 6 December 2025