Dhruv Rathi is an Indian YouTuber, activist and mechanical design engineer who shares his views on contemporary social, political and environmental issues of India. Often a section of the society considers him a follower of the Aam Aadmi Party and a leftist supporter who opposes the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a supporter of right-wing ideology. He denies any such allegations and claims to be a politically neutral person. Let us know some interesting facts about Dhruv Rathi that you will read and enjoy.
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Biography/Wiki
Libran YouTuber was born on Saturday, 8 October 1994 (age 28 years; as in 2022) in Haryana, India. Since his teenage years, he actively participated in campaigns like Greenpeace and Sea Shepard.
Dhruv Rathi’s childhood picture
In 2014, during his higher education, he created a YouTube channel under his name Dhruv Rathi and initially, posted some travel and photography videos with his iPhone.
During the Anna Hazare movement of 2011, he started taking a keen interest in politics and shifted his focus from entertaining videos to serious contemporary political topics.
In 2016, he made a video on the odd-even traffic rules of Delhi. According to him, he was inspired to make videos on political issues when he wanted to respond to a boy from Delhi; Who was part of the propaganda against Arvind Kejriwal and praised Narendra Modi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5adHe-2IhM
Physical Appearance
Dhruv Rathi has a slim body, height is around 6′ 1″ and weight is around 75 kg.
family and caste
He belongs to Jat community.
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Wife
On 24 November 2021, he married his longtime girlfriend Julie Lbr in Vienna.
Dhruv Rathi’s wedding photo
relationships/affairs
In April 2019, he posted a photo of his girlfriend Julie LBR on his Instagram account.
Dhruv Rathi’s girlfriend
livelihood
He has been a brilliant student since childhood. He did his schooling from a CBSE school in India, and later moved to Germany to pursue graduation in mechanical engineering. He also did a Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering. He initially worked as a mechanical design engineer and later, his interest in social awareness and politics made him a successful YouTuber.
controversies
- He has been criticized for his anti-government views, bias towards a particular political party, and other social issues.
- On 9 May 2018, a police complaint was filed against him in Delhi by Vikas Pandey, a software engineer and BJP volunteer; As Rathi accused Pandey of spreading fake news through his Facebook page “I Support Narendra Modi”. In October 2018, Pandey sued Dhruv Rathi for defamation for ₹15 lakh; As Rathi had posted a video on his YouTube channel alleging that Vikas Pandey was a member of the BJP IT cell and had tried to bribe alleged former BJP IT cell member Mahavir Prasad for an unethical act.
Friends, I have initiated a civil defamation case against Mr. @dhruv_rathee, Honorable. The court has taken cognizance of my suit. He had made false claims against me in a popular video and said that I had offered a huge bribe to someone without any proof. Read:https://t.co/9m7f0n1ujz [1/3]
— Vikas Pandey (Sankrityayan) (@MODifiedVikas) 1 October 2018
- In March 2019, Facebook briefly blocked Dhruv Rathi’s Facebook page after he posted about the rise of Hitler like right-wing extremism in the current scenario. However, Facebook later apologized and restarted his page.
Dhruv Rathi Facebook controversy
Favorite
- He is an ardent follower of the news channel, NDTV and journalist, Ravish Kumar. Apart from this, he was also invited to Ravish Kumar’s show Prime Time on NDTV.
- His favorite movies include Interstellar, The Martian, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
- He starts his day with Hindustan Times, Indian Express and The Hindu.
- He follows blogs like Logical Indian, Wire.in and Newslaundry.
- In his spare time he enjoys watching movies, photography, reading detective books, traveling and scuba diving.
fact
- He neither smokes nor drinks alcohol.
- He operates a Facebook group called “Dhruv Rathi Squad” to counter fake news.
- He also runs a segment on the satirical news program “P News”.
- He is a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certified advanced level scuba diver (depths up to 100 feet).
Dhruv Rathi, a certified scuba diver
- As of 2018, he has over 1 million YouTube subscribers.
- In July 2023, reports circulated in the media that he was set to join Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 as a wild card contestant.
- In October 2023, he was included in Time Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders 2023 list. Dhruv was the only Indian to be named in the list.
Time Magazine Next Generation Leaders 2023
I am honored to be included in this prestigious list and feel proud to represent India at the international level.
Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aIT7J7z7EK
– Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) 6 October 2023
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