Dr Prathibha Karanth has degrees in Psychology and Speech & Hearing, from the University of Mysore. She is a pioneer in the field of Speech-Language Pathology in India and is known for her work on the clinical, teaching and research aspects of language disorders at premier national institutions such as NIMHANS, Bangalore. CIIL and AIISH, Mysore. Dr Karanth has published extensively and is the recipient of several grants and awards including those from the ICSSR, ICMR, NAMS, NCERT, UNICEF, Commonwealth, Fulbright and Rockefeller Foundations. Currently she heads the Communication DEALL Trust which was set up by her in 2003, to serve the needs of children and adults with communication disorders. Dr Karanth is also associated with the academic and research programs of the S.R. Chandrasekar Institute of Speech & Hearing, Bangalore, the college of Speech & Hearing, MAHE, Manipal, ICCONS, Shorannur, Kerala and the School of Rehabilitation at the Teheran University of Medical Science, Iran.