Name	Deepak Thakur Sonkhla
Height
Naionality	Indian
Date of Birth	28 December 1980
Place of Birth	Bhamowal, Hoshiarpur
Famous for	Hockey

His father Nardev Singh is a Army Man and his mother Lalita Thakur is a house-wife.Deepak got younger sister Navita Thakur who is a national badminton player.

Deepak became popular after his solo effort to help India win Junior World Cup Hockey Tournament in 2001 in Hobart, Australia. He scored double hat-trick in the tournament. The most memorable one was in final against unpredictable Argentina with score board showing 6-1.Other one was against the underdog, Scotland with a score of 7-1 rout.

He debuted for the Men's National Team in June 1999 against Germany. He was part of national squad in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic.