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About Us

Foundation for Art, Culture, Ethics & Science, popularly known as its acronym FACES, was founded in 2015 with an objective to preserve and propagate Art, Culture, Heritages, Ethical Values and the Tradition of Scientific Knowledge of our nation Bharat. This is a ‘not for profit’ society registered under ‘society registration act XXI, 1860’.

Ideology & Objective:

Bharat (India) is the oldest civilization on this planet. All other ancient civilizations (Egypt, Mesopotamia, China) do not go beyond 4th millennium BC while Sindhu Saraswati Civilization (or Vedic Civilization) goes beyond 8th millennium BC, and is continued till this date despite a number of upheavals, aggressions and destructions, while, other great civilizations mentioned above are known only through historical and archaeological evidences. This is why, our great Ṝṣis named it as “Sanātan Sanskriti” or ‘Sanātana Dharma’ (the eternal culture/religion). A loby of western and leftist scholars is trying hard to degrade the significance and superiority of Indian Civilization, but majority of scholars have identified Bharat as the Cradle of Civilization, and the idea is gaining support world over.
There is almost a consensus among scholars that India could have achieved scientific and technological knowledge higher and deeper than the West, had it not been downtrodden by the invaders, particularly by Hunas and Muslims, after the Gupta-Age.  There are sufficient evidences that Bharat was a step ahead of all other contemporary civilizations in all streams of knowledge and technique in the past.
Right from the beginning, the Indian Tradition of Scientific & Spiritual Knowledge, Indian system of Holistic Education and the Artistic/Aesthetic Values of India have been influencing the contemporary civilizations of the world.
Indians had mastered in physical and medical sciences, architecture, astronomy, mathematics, yoga and other streams of knowledge much earlier than any other civilization in the world. A number of theories, concepts and ideas we think today as contribution of the West, are, in fact, of the Indian origin and were adopted by several other civilizations in the past, but could not continue in India due to the long supressive reigns of aggressors.
We, the people of India, are the proud heir of this amazing, rich, multi-dimensional and all-inclusive culture which stands tallest among the cultural units of the world; therefore, it is expected from us to know it very well and act accordingly. If we wish to scale the sky, we must spread our roots deeper in to our own soil. The seeds of our progress will grow on our own land, not in the winds from east and west.
This is why, FACES has set its objective to make our young generation well acquainted with the Great Indian Culture and Tradition of Knowledge which has been neglected in the name of modernism and globalization for a long time, and as a result it is going out of the memory of our new generation.

Focal Subjects/Areas of activity:

Subjects pertaining to Indology (Indian Culture, Heritage, History, Archaeology etc.)

Main Activity:

Education, Propagation and Conservation of the focal subjects through Infodrama (Theatre Drama) and Documentary Films.

Objectives

  1. Educating people about Indian Culture, History & Heritage (tangible and intangible) for making people aware of their cultural/civilizational wealth and the need of its conservation.
  2. Propagating various cultural/civilizational elements by educating people and students of schools, colleges and universities through popular media like Drama-Theatre, Video Productions, Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Festivals and Publications, in the following fiels/subjects:
  1. Rare Art Forms
  2. Traditional and Modern Theatrical Styles
  3. Endangered Ancient Scripts
  4. Ethical/moral Values
  5. Tradition of Scientific Knowledge (Traditional and Vedic Knowledge of Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics, Ayurveda, Yoga and Tantra, in modern context)
  6. History, Archaeology & Indology
  1. Women Empowerment, environment protection, reformation in education system and other fields beneficial to Society and Nation.

Activities

  1. Production of Educational Stage Plays INFODRAMA.

    Infodrama is a genre of stage-play in which factual information is delivered to the audience through an entertaining story. This is simillar to a 'documentary' in respect of its informative contents and also simillar to a stage drama due to the format of its presentation. These plays are based on research works relatd to Historical-Archaeological findings, Museological Information on world-famous Sculptures and Monuments of India, Life and Work of Great Personalities of India; forgotten episodes of Indian Histoty, Culture and Civilization, Curricular topics and other subjects which might come within the scope of theatrical presentation. An Infodrama may be considered as "entertaining alternative of classroom".

  2. Production of traditional and modern stage plays showcasing Indian Culture and civilization.
  3. Production of Educational, Informative & Recreational videos (Short Films & Documentaries).
  4. Free Coaching, Career Guidance and Assistance for students from underprivileged section of society and meritorious children, through ancillary Physics Foundation (www.faces.org.in/pf.html)
  5. Training of Young Artists through FACES Institute of Acting and Repertoire (www.faces.org.in/fioar.html)
  6. Organizing events, such as Festivals, Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Exhibitions, Student Activities (Essay, Letter-writing, Drawing/painting Competitions and Debates), and Students' Cultural Activities related to Theatrical Art, Culture, Heritage, Traditional Performing and Visual Art, Indology, History/Archaeology, Museology and Science.
  7. Publication of Books, Journals and E-books through Sunita Publishing House.
  8. Survey & Research in the fields of Dramatics, Indology, Archaeology and Education.
How much we love and respect our cultural heritages and traditions, indicates how civilised we are!
हम कितने सभ्य हैं यह इस बात से पता चलता है कि हम अपने सांस्कृतिक विरासतों और परंपराओं को कितना प्यार और सम्मान देते हैं!
Our Members & Executives

Ruchi Sharan

Dr. Ruchi Sharan, MBBS, MD
President

Sunita Bharti

Dr. Sunita Bharti, B. Sc., BJMC, MA (Dramatics), Ph.D.
Secretary, Repertory Director & Convenor of research projects

Arvind Kumar

Arvind Kumar, M.Sc.
Member & Academic Advisor

Shankar Suman

Dr. Shankar Suman, MA, Ph-D (Curator, Patna Museum, Patna)
Vice-President & Academic Advisor

Jyotsana Sharma

Jyotsana Sharma, M. Tech. (JMD, Samsung)
Member

Ramchandra Singh, M.Sc. (Ex-Lecturer)
Member

S K Pathak

Satyajeet K Pathak, MA
Member

Shubham Singh, MJMC
Research Scholar, Faculty of Journalism, Central University, Ranchi
Member & Cultural Secretary

Awadheshwar Das
Member

Pushkar Priya
Member

Paritosh Kumar Karn
Member

Vijay Kumar
Member

Patrons & Academic Advisors

Dr. Kameshwar Prasad

Dr. Kameshwar Prasad
Historian, Auther of History Text & Referenece Books and Former Head of the Department of History, Patna University, Patna

Dr. D. N. Sinha

Dr. D. N. Sinha
Archaeologist & Indologist, Former Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Patna Circle.