Shrawan Raja- Managing Editor

Hey there! That picture was taken when I spent Christmas 2006 with my sister in the U.K.

My name is Shrawan (a.k.a. Jaz), I’m the so called ‘Managing editor’ of this blog. Indian Autos Blog commenced as a place where myself and the other two blokes could talk about cars and bikes that we see around us, after being succumbed to their looks and sounds, way back when we were kids.

We had 3 readers in the beginning, myself and the other two chaps that is, but today things are a bit different.

Indian Autos Blog has close to 100,000 140,000 175,000 200,000 500,000 visitors roaming around its pages and posts with thirst every month. We’re an Alexa top 30,000 blog. We’re hooked to blogging, and as evident as it may seem, we can’t stay away from the computer for very long. We might be affected by a disease, under the spell of some nasty hormones, but we don’t care. We’ll do this as long as our passion and eyesight stay with us.

I am presently in the climax stage of my Automobile engineering degree, which I pursue at Hindustan College, Chennai (South India) at home, blogging full time and enjoying the luxury of my living room couch and home-made food. I was introduced to blogging by a friend in Romania named Vlad Balan, who authors successful blogs. He gave me an opportunity to take in charge of garagelibrary.com, where I wrote with the technical skills attained in my tenure as a trainee at a local workshop, where I still go when not blogging.

Subsequently, I moved to benzinsider.com, purely out of the love I have for Mercs. My dream car might be the BMW 7 Series, but the S-Class staggers me equally. From there on, my short lived stint at topspeed.com came to a grinding halt after the three of us decided it was time to help out Indians in knowing what was happening to our cars abroad, what foreigners feel about our products. In my agenda were also foreigners, who were wanting to know what was going on in India, as it has gained a wide reputation for being the most interesting market in the world.

My favorite car is the Tata Nano. It has placed India on the global auto industry map and invited a lot of attention towards India and Indian engineering. The Nano has substantiated one thing- Any thing is possible if you put your mind and act together. It’s something we Indians need to be proud of.

Now that you’ve learned about me, its time you know a little about the people who contribute regularly on IAB.

Anish Koundanya- Assistant Editor

Hello everyone, this is Anish. I am the latest addition to the IAB team. I was a “techie” until I decided to establish my own firm. I caught the blog virus from the managing editor of this blog (a.k.a Jaz). If you talk qualifications, I am an MBA and that’s were it stops. I haven’t learnt much beyond that, cause after MBA I forgot how to study or learn. Good or bad joke, it is the truth.

Like everyone, I started with the bikes. Riding bikes was natural to me and so was crashing them. I own a Royal Enfield Thunderbird (named it Bucephalus).

I own two cars, Ford Ikon Flair and Hyundai Santro. I talk to my cars and greet them daily. They are on the best things in my life list. I have a passion for cars that are practical but do not compromise on quality levels. I like to question every aspect of a car or the car maker’s strategy. I think that is the only way to give the best info to the reader or throw a thought out for his/her consideration.

Siddhant Ahuja – Contributor

Hi, this is Siddhant, an automotive maniac. As a kid, my first toy that my parents gave me was not some teddy bear, but a car. I am pretty sure that the 1st words I uttered were not ‘ma’ or ‘pa’ but ‘car’. I started admiring cars in magazines at a preliminary age of 9. So this makes it clear, that cars form an integral part of my life!

I can just look at a car and tell you the engine specifications, the tyre size, the features, the price & the works! Well that is because cars are not mere objects for me, but they are living beings. I don’t refer to cars as ‘IT’ but ‘She’ & that is because just like a woman is the most beautiful creation of God, a car is the most beautiful creation of mankind. Right from a Tata Nano to a Rolls Royce Phantom, every car has something special about it.

I analyse & scrutinize both the pros & cons of a car & a car company & I like to put down my own of view keeping in mind the customer so that our readers can relate with it. I combine both my passions-Writing & Cars on IAB.

Shakti Budhiraja- Associate Editor

Shakti Budhiraja, that’s what people call me. A German Language Expert and MBA in Finance. About my love for cars, the first word I uttered to my parents was Caaaarrr.., then they have been part of my soul from even before my birth. I Eat, drink and Sleep with anything on wheels.

I started driving when I could make my legs reach the Pedals of my father’s Maruti 800, since then the wheels haven’t stopped. As a Kid, I also grew up with same wish like all Indians, start with the “M” (Maruti) and reach to “M” (Mercedes).

Presently I drive a Chevrolet Optra Magnum and I’m loving every minute of it

Beauties I would love to have in my Garage: Mustang GT 350, Golf GTI, Audi Q7 & the Soon to be launched in India, VW Polo in Red Colour with 1.2 TSI & DSG gearbox.

Nazish Siddiqui (Nazboy) – Two-wheeler editor

Nazish now writes on our dedicated motorcycle blog Indian Motos Blog.

Hello everyone, my name is Nazish Siddiqui. I’m a bike enthusiast since childhood and Yamaha motorcycles are my favorite. I started my biking expeditions with Yamaha RX-100 when I was in school (I still own this bike 1989 model). Yamaha’s R15 amazed me from the time I saw spy pictures, and it has been my companion for more than one year now. Ever since I started biking, my interest in bikes has grown.

I’m fascinated by these beautiful machines on two wheels and this fascination made me gain more knowledge about them. IAB is providing me an opportunity for exploring the world of motorcycles and write about my discoveries in its two wheeler section which I’m in-charge of. Apart from my interest in bikes I also enjoy playing cricket and Table Tennis. As a small kid I always wanted to be a cricketer but unfortunately couldn’t take it up as a career.

In the end I’m very much excited to be a part of this gang and keen to add my bit to it.

Shoeb R Kalania – Graphics in-charge

My name is Shoeb R Kalania. Friends know me as “SRK”

I am here because of the same reason you are here i.e. “Passion for Automobiles.” I wouldn’t be here if it were not for that.

My work here is to make Adobe Photoshop-generated renderings of future cars that are going to hit the Indian and global market. I always had interest in automobile design and IAB provides me a platform to showcase my talent to international and local audience.

I am an Automobile engineer from a college near Mumbai. In the future, I plan to launch my line of body-kits in the Indian market.