J. B. Prashant More
| Jean-Baptiste Prashant More | |
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| Native name | ஜே பி பிரசாந்த் மொரே |
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August 28, 1955 Pondicherry, India |
| Citizenship | French |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | History, Economics |
| Alma mater | École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Université Jussieu |
| Thesis | Muslims of Tamil Nadu (1991) |
Jean-Baptiste Prashant More (Tamil:ஜான் பாப்டிஸ்ட் பிரசாந்த் மொரே), also known as (J B Prashant More, JBP More) (Tamil:ஜே பி பிரசாந்த் மொரே, ஜே பி பி மொரே) is a Tamil born French Historian, Author and Teacher. His father was of Marathi descent. His area of expertise is South Indian History.
JBP More was born to Panjab Rao More and Ellenamma Prouchandy in Pondicherry. Panjab Rao More was a Marathi by descent and he was a Bhakti Poet. He was a disciple of Sant Tukaram and Sri Aurobindo. Also he belongs to the Morè (clan) who were Vassals of the Bijapur Sultanate who were defeated and overcome by Shivaji during his ascension to Power.
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