Arne Naess (1912-2009) was a Norwegian philosopher and prolific writer who coined the term 'Deep Ecology'. Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' and Gandhian non violence influenced him a lot to shape and strengthen his ecological vision. Shallow Ecology is actually anthropocentric. But Deep ecology presents itself as an alternative to 'Sallow ecology', a world view that focuses on environmental issues and prioritizes finding solutions to pollution and exploitation. Deep ecology brought a paradigm shift from anthropocentric perspective of looking at life to a biocentric perspective that values all living organisms and natural systems equally.