Dhruv Rathee Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	YouTuber
Famous For	His YouTube Videos
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 78 kg in pounds- 172 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 October 1994 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	30 Years
Birthplace	Haryana, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Haryana, India
School	A CBSE school in India
College	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Educational Qualification(s)	• A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology • A master's degree in Renewable Energy Engineering
Religion	Hindusim
Caste	Jaat [1]YouTube
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Liberal & Centrist
Hobbies	Photography, Watching Films, Reading Detective Books, Travelling, Scuba Diving, Martial Arts
Controversies	• He is often criticised for his anti-government views and for being biased towards a particular political party. • On 9 May 2018, a police complaint was also filed against Rathee in Delhi by an advocate on behalf of Vikas Pandey, a self-described “Bharatiya Janata Party volunteer." The complaint was against one of his videos in which Rathee accused Pandey of spreading the fake news through his Facebook page "I Support Narendra Modi." • In 2019, his Facebook page was blocked for a while; after his post about Hitler's rise to power, which implicitly drew a parallel with the rise of right-wing politics. However, later Facebook apologized to the Indian YouTuber and restored his Facebook page. • On 27 May 2024, without mentioning Dhruv Rathee's name, Swati Maliwal told the court that she had been receiving rape and death threats after the YouTuber made a one-sided video related to the assault case that allegedly took place at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on 13 May 2024 in which Maliwal accused Kejriwal's Personal Secretary Bibhav Kumar of assaulting her. [2]NDTV • In July 2024, Delhi's Saket court summoned him on a defamation suit filed by Suresh Karamshi Nakhua, a spokesperson of the Bhartiya Janata Party Mumbai unit, for allegedly referring to him as a violent and abusive troll in a video titled "My Reply to Godi Youtubers | Elvish Yadav | Dhruv Rathee." [3]The Hindu
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	24 November 2021
Marriage Place	Vienna
Affairs/Girlfriends	Juli Lbr
Family
Wife/Spouse	Juli Lbr
Children	Son- 1 (born in September 2024)
Favourites
Journalist	Ravish Kumar
News Channel	NDTV India
Newspaper(s)	Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Hindu
Actor(s)	Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Tom Cruise
Film(s)	Interstellar (2014), The Martian (2015), Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Blog(s)	Logical Indian, Wire.in, Newslaundry
Book	The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Travelling Destination	Diamond Beach, Iceland
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 24 crore (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dhruv Rathee

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

  Dhruv Rathee’s childhood picture

• 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.
  

  Dhruv Rathee’s childhood photo

• 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.
  

  Dhruv Rathee, a 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.

TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders 2023

I’m honored to be included in this prestigious list and proud to represent India internationally.

Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aIT7J7z7EK

— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) October 6, 2023

• 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: