In the following pairings of Bhakti Saints and the states to which they belonged, the one which is not properly matched is (a) Shankaradeva Assam (b) Kabir Uttar Pradesh (c) Narsi Mehta Gujarat (d) Tukaram Bengal

In the following pairings of Bhakti Saints and the states to which they belonged, the one which is not properly matched is Tukaram. Important Points Sant Tukaram was a 17th-century saint and poet of the Varkari sect. People also know him by the name of Tukoba. Most scholars believe that he was born in the year 1608 in a village named Dehu of Pune district in Maharashtra . He was an ardent devotee of Vitthal i.e. Lord Vishnu. His teachings were considered to be based on Vedanta. He was a contemporary of Shivaji, who laid the foundation of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra. Along with his faith in Vaishnavism, he used to compose Abhang . Abhang means devotional song. Through his abhang and kirtan, Saint Tukaram did the work of making people religiously and socially aware on a large scale. Saint Tukaram is also known as a rebel poet because he challenged the evils prevailing in the traditional system. He opposed the corruption going on in Maharashtra in the name of religion and caste and his opposition was the reason for the renaissance in Maharashtra in the 19th century. Hence we can conclude that In the following pairings of Bhakti Saints and the states to which they belonged, the one which is not properly matched is Tukaram.