“In every conversation I've had - with housewives in Mumbai, with middle-class people, upper-class, in the slums - everyone says there is an underlying consciousness of karma. That people believe in karma - that what you're putting out is going to come back. If I do something to you, the energy of it is going to come back to me in the future.”

American author, New Age guru, and alternative medicine advocate

Deepak Chopra is an American author, New Age guru, and alternative medicine advocate. He is a prominent figure in the New Age movement and has become widely known through his books and videos. In the 1990s, Chopra, trained as a physician, became a popular voice for an approach to well-being that draws on yoga, meditation, nutrition, and other New Age therapies. His work is associated with alternative medicine and with the wider public spread of these ideas.