Deepak Chopra Books, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Quotes, and Net Worth

Deepak Chopra Bio | Wiki

Deepak Chopra is a popular Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate. A notable figure in the New Age movement, Deepak’s books, and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine.

Deepak’s discussions of quantum healing have been characterised as technobabble – “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” which operates those who actually understand physics “crazy” and as “redefining Wrong”. Being a licensed physician, in 1980 Deepak became chief of staff at the New England Memorial Hospital (NEMH). In 1985, Deepak met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and became involved in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement. Shortly later he resigned his position at NEMH to establish the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center.

In 1993, Deepak gained a following after he became interviewed about his books on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He afterward left the TM movement to become the executive director of Sharp HealthCare’s Center for Mind-Body Medicine. In 1996, Deepak co-founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.

Deepak Chopra Age

Deepak was born on October 22, 1946, in New Delhi, British India. He is 76 years old. Deepak celebrates his birthday on October 22, every year.

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Deepak Chopra Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Deepak stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.75 m).

Deepak Chopra Family

He was born in New Delhi, British India to Krishan Lal Chopra (1919–2001) and Pushpa Chopra. Deepak’s paternal grandfather served as a sergeant in the British Indian Army. His father served as a prominent cardiologist, head of the department of medicine and cardiology at New Delhi’s Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital for over 25 years, and worked also a lieutenant in the British army, working as an army doctor at the front at Burma and acting as a medical adviser to Lord Mountbatten, viceroy of India. In 2014, his younger brother, Sanjiv Chopra, worked as a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and on staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Deepak Chopra Wife

Deepak is married to his wife Rita Chopra. The pair married in 1970. Deepak and his wife Rita have two adult children named Gotham Chopra and Mallika Chopra and three grandchildren. His son Gotham is a sports documentarian, media entrepreneur, producer, podcast host, director, journalist, and author. Deepak’s daughter Mallika is an author and businesswoman.

Deepak Chopra Education

He attended and completed his primary education at St. Columba’s School in New Delhi and in 1969 graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deepak spent his first months as a doctor working in rural India, including, he writes, six months in a village where the lights went out whenever it rained.

Deepak Chopra Books

– The seven spiritual laws of success: a practical guide to the fulfillment of your dreams (1994)
– Abundance: The Inner Path to Wealth (2022)
– Perfect Health (1991)
– The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life (2004)
– The spontaneous fulfillment of desire (1998)
– Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential (2019)
– Quantum Healing (1989)
– Super Brain (2012)
– Creating Affluence (1993)
– The Way of the Wizard (1995)
– Life After Death (2006)

Deepak Chopra Quotes

– “Simply with a change of mind you can change your life.”
– “The past is gone, the future is not here, now I am free of both. Right now, I choose joy.”
– “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
– “Our future is created from choices we make every minute.”
– “Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it’s realistic or not.”
– “You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.”
– “If you surrender to uncertainty, nothing goes wrong.”

Deepak Chopra Meditation

In 1985, Deepak met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and became involved in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement. Shortly later Deepak resigned his position at NEMH to establish the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center.

Deepak Chopra Yoga

Aseem Shukla, the co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation, criticized Deepak in April 2010,for suggesting that yoga did not have its origins in Hinduism but in an older Indian spiritual tradition. Deepak afterward said that yoga was rooted in “consciousness alone” expounded by Vedic rishis long prior to historic Hinduism ever arose. He claimed that Aseem had a “fundamentalist agenda”. Aseem responded by saying Deepak was an exponent of the art of “How to Deconstruct, Repackage and Sell Hindu Philosophy Without Calling it Hindu!”, and he said Deepak’s mentioning of fundamentalism was an attempt to divert the debate.

Deepak Chopra Weight Loss

When Deepak, who is not a vegetarian, started his effort to lose weight, he avoided red meat, cheese, processed foods, and refined white sugar from his diet and cut back on salt as well. Deepak also paid closer attention to his sleep patterns. In tune with much recent research, he sees sleep as a crucial element of weight loss and health management.

Deepak Chopra Clinic

In June 1993, Deepak moved to California as executive director of Sharp HealthCare’s Institute for Human Potential and Mind/Body Medicine, as well as head of their Center for Mind/Body Medicine, a clinic in an exclusive resort in Del Mar, California, that charged $4,000 each week and included Michael Jackson’s family among its clients. In 1995, he was not licensed to practice medicine in California where Deepak had a clinic. However, Deepak did not see patients at this clinic “as a doctor” during this time.

Deepak Chopra Net Worth

Deepak gets his wealth from his work as an author and alternative medicine advocate. Therefore, Deepak has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Deepak’s estimated net worth is $150 million. 

How Old Is Deepak Chopra

Deepak is a 76-year-old who was born on October 22, 1946, in New Delhi, British India. He celebrates his birthday on October 22, every year.

Is Deepak Chopra Married

Deepak married his wife Rita Chopra. The pair married in 1970. Deepak and his wife Rita have two adult children named Gotham Chopra and Mallika Chopra and three grandchildren.

Who Is Deepak Chopra

He is an author and alternative medicine advocate. A notable figure in the New Age movement, Deepak’s books, and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. Deepak’s discussions of quantum healing became characterised as technobabble – “incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms” which operates those who actually understand physics “crazy” and as “redefining Wrong”.

Deepak Chopra Social Media Handles

Instagram – deepakchopra

Twitter – @DeepakChopra