His recent trend stories include art auctions, Zagat surveys, DVD piracy and profiles on a political activist, a dot-com pioneer and Christie's first Indian woman auctioneer.

Among the scoops he likes to talk about are his meeting with Bollywood veteran Dev Anand on Central Park West while the thespian was shooting "Love in Times Square," and his interview with former senator Larry Pressler in a New Jersey high school men's room -- "since I was on deadline and Larry's was of a different sort!"

Raj has written for daily newspapers, magazines and the Web. His work has appeared in Masala and Rediff.com, New York; Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota; India West, California; The Transcript, The Jersey Journal - both from New Jersey; International Management, UK; India Today, India Today Plus both from New Delhi; Times of India, Indian Express, Mid-Day, Free Press Journal, Evening News, Dignity Dialogue, Society, Gentlemen, Onlooker - all from Bombay.

With a BS, an LL.B and a diploma in marketing and journalism from University of Bombay and continuing education courses in New York, Raj has had stints with Journal of Accountancy, Thomson Publishing Group, law firm Rogers & Wells and with U.S. Sprint in New York.

Prior to immigrating to the United States, Raj was advertising and public relations manager of Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in Bombay.

For four years, Raj has served as Executive Board Member with South Asian Journalists Association and continues to be active. He is a member of Foreign Press Center, New York.