According to a popular guesstimate, about 75% of all smartphones, laptops, and computers in the state of Assam have on them a (usually) pirated copy of a 2013 Assamese comedy called ‘Local Kung Fu’.

Mrinmoy Kumar, the founder of Baahi (Baahi.xomoy.com), the first Assamese music streaming platform, says the idea of the app came from a longing to listen to Assamese songs while away from home. As a ...