Education
University of Calcutta. SOAS, University of London.
University of Calcutta. SOAS, University of London.
Chopra was born on 24 December 1941 in Lahore. He is also an art critic, writer and poet. He is an alumnus of Modern School and Saint Columba"s School, Delhi, and Saint Xavier"s College, Calcutta.
He taught science at Holland Park School.
He read African studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and later regional development at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
He is a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India and All India Joint Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union.