Raghav Babbar, painter
Raghav Babbar is a young Indian artist who paints everyday people in a sensitive and empathetic way. His subjects reflect his Indian heritage and his works are highly sought after. In this episode, he talks about his upbringing in a family of businesspeople, travelling in the northern Indian states, the influence of British artists such as Lucian Freud whose work he came across when studying at the Royal College of Art in London, his love of painting self-portraits, his experience of witnessing the Hindu pilgrimage of Maha Kumbh and his process of putting paint on canvas. Raghav Babbar talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com A Face in the Crowd Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/two-migrants-on-a-train.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/two-migrants-on-a-train.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-11017" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/two-migrants-on-a-train.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/two-migrants-on-a-train.jpg?w=121 121w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/two-migrants-on-a-train.jpg?w=241 241w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/two-migrants-on-a-train.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Two Migrants on a Train No Light in My Studio (self-portrait) Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sunrise-in-maha-kumbh.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sunrise-in-maha-kumbh.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-11025" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sunrise-in-maha-kumbh.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sunrise-in-maha-kumbh.jpg?w=150 150w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sunrise-in-maha-kumbh.jpg?w=300 300w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sunrise-in-maha-kumbh.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Sunrise in Maha Kumbh Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pranshu.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pranshu.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-11027" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pranshu.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pranshu.jpg?w=120 120w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pranshu.jpg?w=240 240w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pranshu.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Pranshu Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tilak-seller.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tilak-seller.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-11028" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tilak-seller.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tilak-seller.jpg?w=117 117w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tilak-seller.jpg?w=235 235w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tilak-seller.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Tilak Seller You can see more of Raghav’s work on his website Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial