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WHO IS DHRUV RATHEE ?
Dhruv Rathee (born 8 October 1994) is an Indian Youtube personality. He is known for his videos centered around current events, politics and activism in which he breaks down facts in a simplified manner and voices his opinion. He has been a nominee of Inspiration of the Year 2017 Award by Outlook Social Media Awards for his work. As of December 2018 he has 1,200,000+ subscribers and 56,500,000+ views.
Personal Life
Rathee has described his political views as “centrist and liberal”. He says there are things he agrees to, in both the left wing and the right wing opinion.[8]As of now(2018) Dhruv Rathee lives in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Where he is pursuing Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering from TU Wien(Technische Universität Wien) which is one of the major universities in Vienna.
On 3 July 2018 Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar met with Dhruv Rathee in the Austrian capital Vienna. Farhan Akhtar tweeted: "Pleasure meeting you brother, @dhruv_rathee. Safe onwards travels."
Favorites of Dhruv Rathee
- He is an avid follower of the news channel, NDTV, and journalist, Ravish Kumar. Moreover, he was also invited on Ravish Kumar’s show Prime Time on NDTV.
- He likes to watch Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, and Tom Cruise on screen.
- His favourite films include Interstellar, The Martian, and Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
- He begins his day with Hindustan Times, Indian Express, and The Hindu.
- He follows blogs such as Logical Indian, Wire.in, and Newslaundry.
- In his free time, he likes watching movies, photography, reading detective books, travelling, and scuba diving.
Controversies and legal cases
- He has been criticised 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 a software engineer and BJP volunteer, Vikas Pandey; as Rathee accused Pandey of circulating the fake news through his Facebook page “I Support Narendra Modi.” In October 2018, Pandey sued Dhruv Rathee for a defamation of ₹15 lakhs; as Rathee posted a video on his YouTube channel that alleged that Vikas Pandey was a member of the BJP IT Cell and had tried to bribe Mahaveer Prasad, an alleged former BJP IT Cell member, for an unethical task.
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Police Complaint against Dhruv Rathee! BJP IT Cell Part 3
Police complaint was filed against Dhruv Rathee
Facts you must know About Dhruv Rathee
- He is known for his YouTube videos, which, according to him, are made to educate people.
- One of his video about statue of unity was Viewed more than 40 crores times on YouTube.
- Rathee 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.
- He started uploading YouTube videos in 2014. Initially, his videos were of his travels and photography; as he was a photography and filmmaking enthusiast.
- He neither smokes nor drinks alcohol.
- He operates a Facebook group called “Dhruv Rathee Squad” to counter Fake News.
- He can also be seen on television news debates.
- He is a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certified advanced level scuba diver (depths of up to 100 feet).
- He also runs a segment called “Pee News,” a satirical news programme.
Ep 1 Pee News - Cow is World's Best Animal
PEE NEWS EPISODE - 1
- Rathee says that he took 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, DTHIS PAGE IS MIRRORED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:, Surgical Strike, the Gurmehar Kaur row, EVM Hacking, Yogi Adityanath becoming the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and many more.
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