Moghai Ojah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian musician and actor
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Place of Birth: Jorhat, Assam, Assam, India
About Moghai Ojah
- Moghai Ojah or Moghai Baruah (Assamese: ???? ???) (1916–1978) was a musician from Assam who popularized the Dhol of Assam to the world audience.
- Moghai Ojah had also acted in a few films, which include Pioli Phukan, Ranga Police, Pratidhwani, Mahut Bandhu Re (Bengali) and Maram Trishna.Ojah was born in Naosolia Gaon, Jorhat, Assam in a family of Chutia ethnicity and died in Jorhat, Assam on 15 March 1978. Srijanasom Trust, a charitable institution set up with an objective of promotion of Indian art and culture has instituted an award titled “Moghai Ojah Srijan Award” in memory of Moghai Ojah in 2015.
- First recipient of the award was prominent sattriya dance exponent Padmashri Jatin Goswami.
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