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Who among the following was/were not disciples of Ram Ananda?
A- Kabir and Raidas
B- Sena and Sadhana
C- Dhanna and Naraharai
D- Tulsidas and Mirabai

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Ramananda is a devotional Vaishnava poet-saint of the 14th century, who lived in the Gangetic basin of northern India.
He selected his followers, regardless of caste, from all parts of society.
He is born in a Brahman family and for the most part, he lived his life in the holy city of Varanasi.

Complete answer:
Ramananda was an early social reformer who welcomed disciples without discriminating against someone by sex, class, caste or faith (he accepted Muslims). Traditional scholarship holds that his adherents included later poet-saints of the Bhakti movement such as Kabir, Ravidas, Bhagat Pipa and others but some postmodern scholars have doubted some of this spiritual lineage, while others have traditionally accepted this lineage. In the Sikh scripture Adi Granth, his verse is stated. In vernacular Hindi, Ramananda was known for writing his works and addressing spiritual topics, claiming that this makes knowledge available to the public. According to Bhaktamal, twelve influential disciples of Ramananda included 10 men and 2 women poet-saints, these were Men scholars: Anantananda, Sursurananda, Sukhanand, Naraharidāsa, Bhavanand, Bhagat, Pipa, Kabir, Sen, Dhanna, Ravidas. Women Scholars were Sursuri and Padyawati.

Therefore, the correct answer is D

Note:
His year of birth or death is unknown, but historical evidence suggests that he was one of the earliest saints and a leading figure of the Bhakti movement as it quickly developed in northern India during its Islamic rule era between the 14th and mid-15th centuries.
Tradition claims that Ramananda, influenced by the South Indian Vedanta philosopher Ramanuja, developed his philosophy and devotional themes.
It is also proposed that Nathpanthi ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy inspired Ramananda.
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