संयुक्त महाराष्ट्र चळवळीविषयी इ.स. 1917 मध्ये लोकशिक्षण या मासिकात "तिभंगलेला महाराष्ट्र" हा लेख कोणी प्रकाशित केला होता ?

The correct answer is Option C (Vitthal Waman Tamhankar).

Key Points:
• Origin of Samyukta Maharashtra Concept:
• Long before the formal linguistic reorganization of states, Marathi intellectuals articulated the integration of all Marathi-speaking areas.
• In 1917, Vitthal Waman Tamhankar (विठ्ठल वामन ताम्हणकर) published a pioneering article titled *"Tibhanglela Maharashtra" (तिभंगलेला महाराष्ट्र - Tri-partitioned Maharashtra)* in the monthly journal *Lokshikshan*.
• The article lamented how the Marathi-speaking population had been fragmented across three different administrative jurisdictions (Bombay Presidency, Central Provinces & Berar, and the Nizam's Hyderabad State) and strongly advocated for an integrated administrative state.
• This intellectual articulation laid the ideological foundation for the subsequent Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.
• Key Takeaway: Vitthal Waman Tamhankar authored the famous article 'Tibhanglela Maharashtra' in Lokshikshan in 1917.