His father, Jan Muhammed Khan, who was a Hindustani musician from Bengal who frequently held concerts in Kerala, deserted his Malayali mother when he was very young, and returned to his native Kolkata.

[clarification needed] In search of pure music, young Baburaj visited West Bengal, Mumbai and Sri Lanka.

Then he worked with director P. Venu and composed classic songs like "Anuragaganam Pole", "Ezhuthiyatharanu Sujatha", and "Kalichirimaaratha Penne" for the film Udhyogastha (1967).

[9][10][11] The Manorama Music company chanced upon an old audio cassette of Baburaj rendering some of his own compositions in a platform of friends' circle.

[12] The tracks gave Kerala a rejuvenated taste of Baburaj's music with his unique style of soulful singing.

Today, various clubs and musical organisations conduct stage programs in honour of Baburaj ('Babukka' to his friends and acquaintances[14]), and give the proceeds to his family.

[16] In 1983, Baburaj posthumously received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in Light Music category.