Deepak Chopra is a public speaker from New Delhi, India. Chopra is an outspoken advocate of holistic healing and alternative medicine. Alternative medicine techniques include using natural herbs and remedies coupled with meditation and spiritual emphasis, as opposed to the Western techniques which utilize chemically engineered pharmaceutical drugs. Deepak Chopra has embarked on a path that is intended to inform and educate people everywhere of alternative healing options to Western medicine and has been incredibly well received and successful in his efforts.