Our take with Christina Brown

Our Take with Christina Brown and guest host Demetria Lucas welcome Deepak Chopra.  Deepak talks about dharma, immigration and Sages and Scientists Symposium 2013.

“Immigration Is Us,” an American Story

By Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra

When you hear the word immigrant, what conjures up in your mind?  Is it illegal vs. legal immigrants, contentious debates over immigration reform or the Arizona lawman, Joe Arpaio, who styles himself as “America’s toughest Sheriff?”  Chances are that most people are not aware of the fact that nearly one of every four Americans – 70 million – is an immigrant or the child of parents who came from abroad.

 

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Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream

 

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In “Brotherhood,” a new memoir by brothers Deepak and Sanjiv Chopra, the brothers reveal the story of their personal struggles and triumphs as doctors, immigrants, and brothers.

 

Brotherhood available now

The Chopra Brothers

Six year old Deepak and his brother Sanjiv (3 years old) outside their home in Pune, India in 1952

Hosted by Michael Schulder

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(CNN) – Once upon a time (and this is a true story even though it begins “once upon a time”) there was a physician in India who had amazing ears.

His name was Krishan Chopra. He was a cardiologist with the Indian Army.

His ears were so sensitive that, through his stethoscope, he could hear and time the milliseconds between parts of a heartbeat that, today, doctors must use an EKG to measure.

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