Kali Nath Roy

Kali Nath Roy (1878 – 9 December 1945) was a Bengali nationalist journalist and the Chief Editor of the newspaper The Tribune. His son Samarendra Nath Roy was a mathematician and applied statistician.[1]

Early life

Roy was born in 1878 at Jessore, British India. While studying F.A. in Scottish Church College in Kolkata he joined in anti British movement and left college. He started work as sub editor of Bengali Magazine, edited by Surendranath Banerjee.[1]

Career

In 1911 Roy joined '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.[2] Government accused him for publication of seditious writings.[3] Roy was popular for his fearless, brave articles and known as Kali Babu.[4] Mahatma Gandhi praised Roy's political writings in 1932.[5][6] 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.[7][8][4] 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.[1]

Death

Roy's health declined rapidly in the severe winter of Lahore. He left Lahore on 1 December 1945, caught a chill during the journey and died on 9 December 1945 in Kolkata.[9]

References
  1. Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansab Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 88. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
  2. John L. Hill (7 April 2017). The Congress and Indian Nationalism: Historical Perspectives. ISBN 9781351979535. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. Benjamin Guy Horniman (1984). "British Administration and the Amritsar Massacre". Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  4. Uma Das Gupta (4 January 2018). Friendships of 'Largeness and Freedom': Andrews, Tagore, and Gandhi. ISBN 9780199091690. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. Vir Bala Aggarwal, V. S. Gupta (2001). Handbook of Journalism and Mass Communication. ISBN 9788170228806. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. "Babu Kalinath Roy". Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  7. "Kali Nath Roy vs The King-Emperor on 9 December, 1920". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  8. "Remembering our founder". Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  9. J. Natarajan (1955). History of Indian Journalism. ISBN 9788123026381. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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