[Aaroah]

Team-BHP Turns 21!

21 years ago, Team-BHP started as a small group of passionate enthusiasts who just wanted a space to talk about cars—without marketing gimmicks, biased reviews, or clickbait. Today, it’s so much more than just a forum. It’s a living, breathing community. A family. An institution.

A recent Substack article by Black Ledger put it perfectly: Team-BHP didn’t grow by playing the traditional startup game. No VC money. No growth hacks. No flashy media strategies. Just pure, unfiltered, high-quality discussions fueled by real enthusiasts.

Read it here: India’s Accidental Network Effect Powerhouse

In a world of fleeting trends and social media noise, Team-BHP is proof that doing things the right way, even if it’s the hard way, still works. Slow, steady, and built on trust. We’ve created something that can’t be bought, replicated, or replaced.

To every BHPian who has shared an experience, helped a fellow member, written a detailed review, or just lurked and enjoyed the conversations—this milestone belongs to us. Thank you for making Team-BHP what it is today.

Here’s to 21 years of revving hard, and to many more ahead!

[ashkamath]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Just a note before anyone asks this question. There will be no relaxation on rule#11 just because Team-BHP turned 21.

What is Rule # 11?

Just noticed that I completed 20 years (well, almost) with TBhp as a member.

I Joined TBhp in May, 2005 and it's already 2025. Time flies and I confess, I Havent been as active as I would have liked to, but that's life.

It's been a great journey all these years and looking forward for more to come!

[samaspire]

Originally Posted by arnav17

I did not get you sir. Isn't this Rule #11?

Or am I missing something? Sorry for the question, please delete if you feel its unnecessary

The legal age for drinking in India is 21. So, what Samurai alluded to was that people should not expect Rule#11 to be relaxed just because the forum is now 21 years old.

Sorry Samurai, I spoilt that joke now.

[It's Magic]

Quick question, why don't we have a separate thread like every year for the completion of 21 years?

[arnav17]

Originally Posted by samaspire

The legal age for drinking in India is 21. So, what Samurai alluded to was that people should not expect Rule#11 to be relaxed just because the forum is now 21 years old.

Sorry Samurai, I spoilt that joke now.

Can't believe I was that stupid. Sorry Samurai .

Also mods, curious to know how many mods did Team BHP start off with on the first day

[CArspeed]

Many congratulations team-bhp

The quality of the content and content writers coupled with their originality of thoughts makes the content extremely reliable and that’s the sole reason why I am here too.

Thank you so much team-bhp

[V.Narayan]

Values passionately held, rules vigorously implemented and trust assiduously built brick by brick. This is the essence of Team BHP.

I compliment the vision of the founders who were clear about their principles at the start and honed them as they learnt over the years.

What sets Team BHP aside from the million social media platforms out there in India and abroad is that it has remained on course true to its north star.

[Arbind Ray]

Originally Posted by samaspire

The legal age for drinking in India is 21...Sorry Samurai, I spoilt that joke now.

I *geddit, unfunny is cool.

*did I just break a rule?

On a serious note...may T-BHP stay True to the core, and stand apart for many milestones to come...remaining organic without autocorrect/AI features.

[mtripathi13]

Many congratulations to the founding members and the moderators for maintaining the standard of the forum for 21 years. May our forum keep growing and adding value in the lives of our members.

The wealth of information in this forum, both automotive and other fields is second to none.

[anjan_c2007]

Happy 21st year to teambhp. Unbelievable that the forum has crossed its teenage years and now 20 years to step into the next.

We may also now be having members who were born after teambhp's founding.

[turboride]

I still remember how hard it was to get a membership !. But the struggle is worth enough.

Thanks everyone, especially Mods for keeping this forum clean. Its a joy to read through discussions unlike any other social media.

[Newpunter]

Congrats to Team-BHP on completing 20 years. In these days of short attention spans and addictive content driven by algorithms, it is amazing that this forum still sticks to its founding values and standards, something that is missing from every social media company, in-spite of being worth billions of dollars.

Thanks to all the mods and the founders who have made this possible. I'm proud to be part of this community.

[Buzzard_storme]

21 years and running

- the kind of diverse content not available elsewhere
- the kind of community sharing and honest conversations not seen anywhere
- the mere fact that this has sustained for a good 21 years not found anywhere else
- the fact that 'content is still the king' in the times of i-want-to-be-instafamous-now content posted in the name of social media is a real testimony to the fact that content lives longer than mere facade
- the number of active members here who take the time out to share their knowledge and experience with the wholesome willingness to do it again and again
- the thankless jobs the moderators do day in and out
- the less annoying fact that you are not bombarded with spam content and marketing material

this list can go on and on why team-bhp is probably the most diverse, content rich, people-centric, unbiased and honest forums amongst all!

For this to thrive generations more, a huge

[punchthebully]

Team-BHP has really helped us choose our second car; I went through multiple forums here before choosing.

Congratulations Team-BHP and thank you for all the wonderful posts, replies. Hoping to learn more about cars from here