[8] After doing his B.Com from a college in Delhi, Shravan joined his family business,[8] namely Motor & General Finance Ltd. (MGF), a vehicle-finance/lending company which had been founded in 1930.

[9] In 2006, Shravan's MGF Developments entered into a joint venture with Emaar Properties PJSC Dubai to invest in the Indian realty space.

[10][9] The joint venture company, Emaar MGF, has invested about Rs.8,500 crore in the Indian real estate market, of which about Rs.

7000 crore (INR 70 billion/USD 1 billion) was brought in by Emaar, which represents the largest Foreign direct investment in India in the real estate sector.

[12] Two months later, Shravan resigned from his position as Executive Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of Emaar MGF.