Dhruv Rathee

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#Discover100Creators A teacher, a traveler, a digital nomad, a political commentator, & a creator, @dhruv_rathee has 8.77 Million subscribers on YouTube. Popular & controversial for his liberal opinions on politics and on-trend topics, here's unfolding Dhruv's creator Journey🧵

Does the name @dhruv_rathee ring a bell? Dhruv is an Indian YouTuber, Vlogger and podcaster based in Germany. He is known for speaking on contemporary politics, history, environment, society, and personal finance.

Dhruv was nominated for the Inspiration of the Year award at the 2018 Outlook Social Media Awards. His YouTube channel has garnered more than a billion views and he has 1 million+ followers on Twitter and YouTube.

👦🏻 Early Life Born and brought up in Haryana, Dhruv was a bright kid. He completed his schooling in India and moved to Germany. There he pursued mechanical engineering from @KITKarlsruhe and then did his Master's in renewable energy.

🎥 Becoming a Creator Dhruv was passionate about travelling, photography, and filmmaking. He launched his YouTube in 2014, to share his travel videos as a student in Europe. Here's his first video. 👇🏻 youtube.com/watch?v=BvZ9FNyqr7Q

With the rise of incorrect information on the internet, as well as how it was being used as propaganda, Dhruv felt he needs to take some action. He released a video “BJP Exposed: Lies Behind The Bullsh*t” on his channel, targeting the government that had been elected in 2014.

It was only in 2016, he started posting regularly and his channel has only grown more popular since. As of today, Dhruv has expanded horizons & covers a wider range of topics such as ground reports, current affairs, philosophy, finance, environment, geopolitics, history, etc.

Years later, in July 2020, he started another YouTube channel – “Dhruv Rathee Vlogs” where he publishes his travel vlogs along with his wife Juli Lbr. And in 2022, he started "Dhruv Rathee Shorts" and posts 60 second shorts every week. youtube.com/channel/UCjNgqJ_FMLntYVzq7daw1TQ

✍🏻 Exploring writing In 2017, Dhruv actively took up writing opinion columns for various newspapers. He wrote for The Print for about 3 years.

🎙 Podcasting From April 2020, Dhruv delved deep into how things in India actually work on his Spotify Exclusive Podcast ‘Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee’. open.spotify.com/episode/29qPPMIkLMTDSKdlFRoFRQ

🎤 Becoming a Host In 2020, Dhruv started hosting a travel show with Deutsche Welle, He documents travel throughout Europe with his wife. twitter.com/dw_culture/status/1322948596325588993

💻 On-screen Dhruv became a frequent panelist on television news debates. In 2020, he collaborated with Netflix India, where he hosts a show called Decode with Dhruv, a series explaining the pop culture and the issues surrounding the culture of famous TV shows & films.

As he moves forward, Dhruv aims to incite critical thinking and awareness among masses. So, subscribe to @dhruv_rathee's YouTube channel to educate yourself on thing that matter. 👇🏻 youtube.com/c/dhruvrathee/about