ख्रिश्चन मिशनऱ्यांच्या धर्मप्रसाराला उत्तर देण्यासाठी आपली पारंपारिक धार्मिक पुस्तके छापली पाहिजेत असा विचार करुन ______ यांनी ज्ञानेश्वरीच्या संशोधित आवृत्तीचे प्रकाशन केले. ती पहिली छापील ज्ञानेश्वरी होय.

The correct answer is Option C (Balshastri Jambhekar).

Key Points:
• Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar (1812–1846) is revered as the 'Father of Marathi Journalism' and a pioneer of the Maharashtra Renaissance.
• To preserve indigenous religious-cultural traditions against Christian missionary attacks, he meticulously edited and printed the first standardized researched edition of Sant Dnyaneshwar's 'Dnyaneshwari' in 1845.
• On 6 January 1832, he started 'Darpan', the first Anglo-Marathi bilingual newspaper, followed by 'Digdarshan' (the first Marathi monthly magazine) in 1840.
• Jambhekar was a polymath who mastered English, Sanskrit, Marathi, Persian, and Greek, and served as the first native professor at Elphinstone College.
• He also championed the Shuddhi movement by readmitting Shripati Sheshadri back into Hinduism after his attempted conversion.
• Key Takeaway: Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar published the first printed and researched edition of Sant Dnyaneshwar's 'Dnyaneshwari' in 1845.