Idris Azad ادریس آزاد | |
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Born | Idrees Ahmad 7 August 1969 Khushab, Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan |
Occupation | Urdu poet, journalist, writer, philosopher |
Nationality | ![]() |
Education | Master of Philosophy |
Literary movement | Progressive Writers Movement |
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Idris Azad (Urdu: ادریس آزاد, Idrees Ahmad Urdu: ادریس احمد) born on 7 August 1969,[1][2][3][4] is an author,[1][5] philosopher, novelist,[1] poet,[1][6] dramatist and columnist. He has written several books on fiction,[7] journalism, critic, poetry, philosophy, mysticism and art.[8] He is teacher of logic and philosophy at International Islamic University, Islamabad.[9][10][11][12] Idrees Azad is also associated with Pakistan Film Industry.[13] He is Head of the Department of VFX & CGI at Paragon Academy of Performing Arts, Shabab Noor Studio, Lahore and assists the director Syed Noor in film making as well.[13][2]
Azad was born in the house of Saeed Ahmad, in Khushab, city of Punjab, Pakistan. He got his Masters in Philosophy from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.[4][2]
He elucidated socio-biological evolution.[14] He expands the idea of the Pakistani philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal[15] that every living organism on Earth is tightly attached to it and it needs an anti-gravitational force to get rid of Earth-rootedness. He calls this freedom from Earth-Rootedness.[16] He asserts that, being nearer the Earth degrades the value of life. He also asserts that socio-biologically, there are four classes of animals.[14]
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