Ran Kremer

National Director
New Acropolis Cultural Association, India (South)

As a philosopher first and foremost, Ran’s passion for philosophy is rooted in the belief that it has the ability to bring about profound, sustainable change by developing the best of human potential. Thereby enabling each individual to be an active, conscious part of society.

Ran joined New Acropolis as a volunteer in Israel in 1998 and has since been actively teaching and working as a practical philosopher, focusing on education for individual and social development through numerous lectures, seminars and writings delivered to the public.

He founded the New Acropolis branch in Bangalore, India in 2009 and continues to dedicatedly lead the team of volunteers at New Acropolis, India South in promoting and organizing  Social work, cultural and volunteering initiatives and programs. This work was well acknowledge by various renowned public institutions which have benefited from the collaborations, to name a few – the Karnataka High court, BMRCL, BIC, NGMA and more.

Professionally, with a successful career in the area of technology business management, till date Ran has been serving in senior executive leadership roles at multiple global companies and enterprises.

Yaron Barzilay

Founder and National Director
New Acropolis Cultural Organization, India (North)

As a passionate philosopher, Yaron began his journey with New Acropolis as a member in Tel Aviv branch (Israel) in 1998. He founded a new chapter of the organization in Jerusalem two years later. In 2006 he was appointed National Director of India (North) and was qualified as a specialist in Eastern and Western Philosophy. In January 2023, he received his Indian Citizenship.

Over the years, as the Founder of the New Acropolis Cultural Organisation in India (North), one of his main area of work is to study India’s rich human heritage and how it can offer this contribution to the universal human progress, relevant to our times today. Under his guide, New Acropolis Cultural Organization has established branches in Mumbai and Pune as centres of Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering. New Acropolis has had successful partnerships on initiatives with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to execute volunteer-driven civil beautification and cleaning drives, and presented awareness campaigns and exhibitions at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Jehangir Art Gallery, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), NGMA, among others.

Under Yaron New Acropolis Cultural Organization launched an initiative in 2017 called “Empowering Real Change”. This highlighted the need for bringing bring about sustainable change in our world by strengthening ourselves internally. In 2019, this was expanded to a global initiative called “Empowering Real Change: Leadership for a Better World” in light of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. With this banner, events investigating the philosophical principles that Gandhiji stood for, had an international audience across 130 cities in 37 countries.

As a promoter of investigative philosophical works, Yaron has authored several articles on the daily practice and implementation of timeless philosophical ideas. He also commissioned “The Acropolitan”, a quarterly magazine on Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering, which is been published for over a decade.

In addition to these works being featured in various publications such as Speaking Tree (Times of India), Yaron has been invited to speak at a variety of forums, including 94.3 RadioOne, SynTalk, World Philosophy Day, etc., to promote fraternity and volunteering as a practical means by which to tackle existential human challenges. He was also invited to participate in the panel discussion led by Observer Research Foundation (ORF), to help formulate a strategic cultural policy for the Greater Mumbai region.

Professionally, Yaron has been working as the Managing Director of IDEX Online (International Diamond Exchange Online) in India since 2006 and is a member of Bharat Diamond Bourse.