Why Is He Famous?
The world famous motivational speaker and best selling author, Deepak
Chopra was a successful endocrinologist at Boston. A visit to India in
the year 1981, where he met a prominent Ayurvedic physician, Dr.
Brihaspati Dev Triguna, changed him. It was after this encounter that
Chopra turned to the ancient healing methods of Ayurveda, so popular in
Indian medical systems. It emphasized meditation, herbal medicine, yoga
and massage. Dr. Deepak Chopra has written best-selling books like
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (1993) and The Seven Spiritual Laws of
Success (1995). Applying his innovative mind and medical techniques,
Deepak Chopra became a successful motivational speaker, with a series of
multi-media programmes for healing mind, body and spirit.
Deepak Chopra wants to bridge the technological miracles of the West
with the wisdom of the East. Chopra, along with his colleagues, conducts
public seminars and workshops and provides training for health care
professionals around the world. Deepak Chopra has written numerous books
and is also the author of several audio and videotape series. Dr. Chopra
currently serves as the director for educational programs at The Chopra
Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California.
Background
Deepak Chopra was born in Delhi in the year 1947. His father, Krishan
Chopra, was a famous cardiologist. The Chopra family presented a rare
combination of western medicine and traditional Hindu beliefs and
customs. Deepak's father was a British trained cardiologist whereas his
grandfather practiced Ayurveda! Following his father's footsteps, he
also decided to plunge into the field of medicine and graduated from the
AIIMS in 1968. In the year 1970 Chopra went to the United States to
serve an internship at a New Jersey hospital. In the early 1980s, Chopra
became the chief of staff at New England Memorial Hospital
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