Jayashree P Kunju is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a founding partner of iBAS Consulting Pvt Ltd a company based in Bangalore, providing financial management, consulting and coaching services. She is a published writer and poet. She believes that a significant aspect of her life that altered her thinking and future was when she herself suffered from leprosy. She loves being in the work of leprosy and her mission is of a world where people affected by leprosy, their families and the health workers can be respected for the extraordinary commitment it takes to counter the fear and stigma attached to the disease.