साताऱ्याचे राजे प्रतापसिंहाचे वकील या नात्याने इंग्लंडला 15 वर्षे राहिले, परंतु काही उपयोग न झाल्याने 1854 ला भारतात परतले.

The correct answer is Option B (Rango Bapuji).

Key Points:
• 1857 Revolt and Maharashtra's Struggle:
• Rango Bapuji Gupte was the loyal diplomat, legal representative, and vakil of Raja Pratapsingh, the deposed Chhatrapati of Satara.
• After the British unjustly dethroned Raja Pratapsingh in 1839 and later annexed Satara under Lord Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse in 1848, Rango Bapuji traveled to London in 1839.
• He remained in England for nearly 15 years, fighting tirelessly before the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the British Parliament.
• Realizing that constitutional petitions were futile, he returned to India in 1854 and actively organized the 1857 armed uprising in Satara, Kolhapur, and the Deccan.
• Analysis of other personalities:
• Option (1) Sarvajanik Kaka (G. V. Joshi): Founder of Pune Sarvajanik Sabha (1870).
• Option (3) Vasudev Balwant Phadke: Father of Indian Armed Rebellion (1879).
• Option (4) Babasaheb Bhave: Ruler of Nargund who revolted in 1857.
• Key Takeaway: Rango Bapuji Gupte stayed in England for 15 years advocating for Raja Pratapsingh of Satara, returning in 1854.