His area of expertise is South Indian history.

[1] 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 follower of Sant Tukaram and Sri Aurobindo.

[citation needed] He belongs to the Morè clan who were vassals of the Bijapur Sultanate before being defeated and overcome by Shivaji during his ascension to power.