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Medieval History UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

"Let no man ask a man's sect or caste." This statement has been given by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Ramananda

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ramananda”.
Ramananda is credited with the statement, "Let no man ask a man's sect or caste". Ramananda was a 14th-century Vaishnava poet and saint who lived in the Gangetic basin of northern India.

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