In 1911 Roy joined in the ' The Panjabi ' magazine as Editor thereafter become the Editor in chief of the Tribune magazine published from Lahore . He condemned the atrocities of British police and martial law in his column as well as argued for press liberty . Government accused him for publication of seditious writings . Roy was popular for his fearless , brave articles and known as '' Kali Babu '' . Mahatma Gandhi praised Roy 's political writings in 1932 . During the massacre of the Indians at the hands of the British in the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April 1919 , The Tribune published a news report titled " Prayer at the Jama Masjid " , on 6 April 1919 . For this Roy was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years along with a fine of one thousand rupees . Lahore based Bengali advocate Sudhir Mukhopadhyay pleaded and defended for him in the Court and people collected money to run the case . Even Rabindranath Tagore tried personally for his release
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Kali Nath Roy