neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (February 2011) This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (July 2010) Deepak Chopra Speaking to the Microsoft PAC on January 13, 2011 Born October 22, 1946 (1946-10-22) (age 64) New Delhi, India Nationality American (born Indian) Occupation physician, public speaker, writer Spouse Rita Chopra Children Mallika Chopra and Gotham Chopra Parents Dr. (Col) K. L. Chopra, Pushpa Chopra Website deepakchopra.com Deepak Chopra (Hindi: दीपक चोपड़ा; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian American public speaker, and writer on Ayurveda, spirituality and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra was a top assistant to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi before launching his own career in the late 1980s by publishing self-help books on New Age spirituality and alternative medicine..