Moghai Ojah or Moghai Baruah (1916– 1978) was a musician from Assam responsible for bringing the Dhol of Assam to the attention of the world. Moghai Ojah also acted in a few movies, including Pioli Phukan, Ranga Police, Pratidhwani, Mahut Bandhu Re (Bengali), and Maram Trishna.
He was born in Naosolia Gaon, Jorhat, Assam into a family belonging to the [keot] ethnicity and passed away in Jorhat, Assam on 15 March 1978.
During his childhood, because of poverty, he had to work for some time in a Tea Estate at Chenijan to feed himself.
Srijanasom Trust, a charitable organization founded with an aim to promote Indian art and culture, has instituted the “Moghai Ojah Srijan Award” in memory of Moghai Ojah in 2015. The first awardee was the prominent sattriya dancer, Padmashri Jatin Goswami.
