May 06, 2022

4 youths from Tezpur – Mrinmoy Kumar, Krishanu Kashyap, Biswajit Baruah, and Rittiz Dutta Hazarika – realized the urgency to create a unified digital platform to store and preserve Assam’s invaluable music legacy that are largely scattered, with some being almost pushed to oblivion due to a lack of access. Driven by a common intention to salvage and rejuvenate the glorious musical heritage of the state, they came together to give shape to a digital music streaming platform, BAAHI, that would serve as a haven for regional music gems for easy access by music enthusiasts from any corner of the globe. Launched in 2020, the BAAHI mobile application is available for download on Play Store apart from having a dedicated website. In just a year, the app has seen over 50K downloads with its over 6K songs, and received more than 2K user reviews.

Although starting with Assamese music, the startup plans to emerge as an exclusive platform preserving the regional music of the country as a whole in the years ahead.