Rathee is mainly known for his political videos, which mainly contain
fact-checking and explanatory content. According to
ThePrint, Rathee was one of the first Indian users to use YouTube as a political platform. He began uploading travel videos in 2013, but by the end of the year, he shifted his focus towards political and social topics. Alongside his serious content, Rathee launched
Pee News, a satirical "
fake news" segment. Additionally, from 2017 until early 2020, Rathee wrote opinion columns for
ThePrint. In July 2020, Rathee began another YouTube channel called
Dhruv Rathee Vlogs, where he shares his international
travel vlogs. In addition to his vlogs, Rathee hosts various shows, including DW Travel of
Deutsche Welle and
Decode with Dhruv of
Netflix India. He also hosts a podcast on
Spotify called
Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee. , Rathee has a
YouTube Shorts channel to share 30-seconds fact videos, offering a quick and accessible way for viewers to engage with the information he presents. On 18 April 2024, Rathee announced five new YouTube channels focusing on publishing
dubbed videos in five
Indian regional languages:
Tamil,
Telugu,
Bengali,
Marathi, and
Kannada. In 2023, Rathee was included in
Time's list of
Next Generation Leaders. In September 2022, he faced controversy when a video he posted about Pakistan's
political crisis was blocked by India's
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for including a map of India that does not align with India's national position on
Kashmir. Following the
2025 Pahalgam attack, Rathee was the subject of backlash when Pakistani news channels aired clips of his video which criticized the Indian government's security failures; Rathee claimed that the clips were misused. In March 2023, Rathee faced copyright charges from
Dabur on his video titled "The dark-side of cold drinks". The
Calcutta High Court ordered social media platforms to remove the video. In May 2025, Rathee faced controversy from the
Sikh community for posting an AI-generated thumbnail in a new video, titled
"The Rise of Sikhs", which primarily focused on the first Sikh ruler,
Banda Singh Bahadur. The video received widespread condemnation from the Sikh community, including the
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President, for depicting AI-generated visuals of the Sikh gurus. Following the backlash, Rathee removed the video from his YouTube channel. In March 2026, he uploaded a video claiming that according to
Valmiki Ramayana and
The Mahabharata,
Lord Rama,
Lord Krishna and
Pandavas consumed meat and alcohol. This led to a social media frenzy and online debate. == Personal life ==