Seeing Deeply to Live Deeply!
What does it mean to see life more deeply? And where do we find the time to do so, with so much to do every day? These were some of the questions addressed in the [...]
Developing Concentration – The Practical Way
Concentration is something many of us find challenging, with our minds often wandering off in different directions. On 5th February 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an online talk on the Art of Concentration. The [...]
Search for Meaning
On Saturday 5th February 2022, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online talk titled ‘Search for Purpose: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave’. Drawing on the Greek philosopher’s ideas from one of his most famous works, [...]
Making a Difference, One Meal at a Time
It is said that, no act of kindness however small is ever wasted. Volunteers, students and well wishers of New Acropolis India have once again been busy providing hot cooked vegetarian meals, free of [...]
Exploring the Beauty of Dhrupad with Pelva Naik
Dhrupad is one of the oldest surviving classical styles of Hindustani music, the etymological origin of which comes from ‘dhruva’ which means steady or still and ‘pad’ which means verse. On 29th January 2022, New [...]
Beyond the Roles We Play
Do we really know ourselves? Or do we tend to identify ourselves with the roles we play? These were some of the questions addressed during an online talk Know Yourself – Life Beyond the Daily [...]
Stepping out of our Comfort Zone
It is often said that our comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there. On 15th January, 2022 , New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a talk titled Is our Comfort zone Really [...]
The Way of the Samurai
Bushido, the code of the ancient Samurai of Japan, holds key insights to living with honour, not just on the battlefield but in every moment of life. To draw inspiration from it, New Acropolis Pune [...]
Exploring Art as a Journey Within – with Artist Olivia Fraser
New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an event titled Art as a Journey Within with artist Oliva Fraser on 12th December 2021. The session explored painting not merely as a skill, but rather as a [...]
Book Reading & Discussion on The Daily Hero
The heroic spirit lies latent in every human being. We all have the possibility to bring this into our day to day lives. This is to drop our limitations and approach our challenges as opportunities [...]
Celebrating International Volunteers Day at Shantivan Garden
New Acropolis India celebrated International Volunteers day on 5th December 2021 with an Ecological activity at Shantivan gardens. 20 Volunteers participated in efforts to paint and beautify section of the garden wall and a [...]
Blood Donation Drive at N.A. Bangalore
New Acropolis India South in association with Bangalore Medical Services Trust and Rotary Bangalore - organized a blood donation camp at its main center premises in Indiranagar on Nov/21. In view of the tremendous shortage [...]
Dance and Beyond with Nehha Bhatnagar
On 27th November 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle organised an event titled, Dance and Beyond by Bharatnatyam dancer Nehha Bhatnagar. Nehha is a disciple of Padma Bhushan Dr. Saroja Vaidyanthan, under whose tutelage she learnt [...]
Walking The Talk: Practical Philosophy
New Acropolis India South in association with the Bangalore International Centre, celebrated World Philosophy Day with a panel discussion “Walking The Talk: Practical Philosophy”. The motivation behind the session’s theme was to challenge the idea [...]
New Acropolis India Celebrates World Philosophy Day
World Philosophy Day was introduced in 2002 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) with the objective of using the occasion to effect transformation of society through the contribution of Philosophy. As part [...]
Lessons from Mythology
On 12th November 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online talk titled Awaken your muse - What can Mythology teach us ? The speaker investigated the journey of mythological heroes from two different civilizations, [...]
A Lifetime in Architecture with Padma Bhushan B.V. Doshi.
On 30th October 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted Padma Bhushan Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, sharing his life experiences in a talk titled A Lifetime of Architecture. Charting out his early years of learning and practice in [...]
Work with Nature – Planting Sessions
On 24th October 2021, New Acropolis Main Centre organised yet another follow-up to the ongoing ‘Work with Nature’ session at the BMC Rock Garden, Napeansea Road (Shantivan). Working in groups, volunteers worked on two major activities. [...]
Awaken your Imagination
On 23rd Oct 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online talk Awaken your Muse: Learning to Imagine. The speakers investigated the subject of imagination as a tool we can develop in order to create [...]
Work with nature- Composting Session
On 10th October 2021, New Acropolis Colaba organized a follow up to the first Work with Nature session (held on 26 Sept)at the BMC Rock Garden, Nepeansea Road (Shantivan). Volunteers attended to the 4 compost [...]
Seeking Happiness !
The search for Happiness has been a fundamental human search across geography and time. However the search for a sustainable form of happiness, beyond our psychological, and emotional plains which are constantly changing, has remained [...]
Volunteering with a Composting Activity at Shantivan Garden
On 26th September 2021, New Acropolis Main Centre organized a session titled Work with Nature at the BMC Rock Garden, Napeansea Road (Shantivan). To facilitate a more eco friendly waste management, 27 volunteers put [...]
The Pursuit of Truth, The Socratic Way
On 25 September 2021 New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an online talk titled Socrates : A Life of Truth and Courage. The talk focused around the life story of Greek Philosopher Socrates, and how his [...]
Musical Evening with Rasika Shekar
On 18th September 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an online event An Evening of Music with classical singer and flautist, Rasika Shekar. Rasika impressed the audience with her versatility, performing a mix of classical [...]
Extracting Life lessons from Nature
Do we see ourselves as a part of Nature? If everything in Nature has a purpose, what is our purpose in life? These questions and more were part of the interactive talk organised by [...]
Being the Change
Many of us have good intentions to change the world for the better, but how do we translate our intentions into action? In a talk titled ‘Everyday Volunteer for a Better World’ held at New [...]
Living Philosophy Course Graduation Celebrations
New Acropolis Mumbai Branch celebrated yet another batch of students graduating from its flagship Living Philosophy Course. The 20 week course, provided participants an opportunity to know themselves better, compare insights from various philosophers [...]
Celebrating World Philosophy Day: New Acropolis India South
A gathering of philosophers on a typical #Bangalore evening (complete with November Rain :-) ) to celebrate #worldphilosophyday. Inspiring panel discussion, tender performance, riveting Q&A session around the Meaning of Symbols, made the evening extra [...]
New Acropolis Mumbai and Pune Celebrate World Philosophy Day
New Acropolis India celebrated World Philosophy Day across Mumbai and Pune with close to 300 attendees in both cities. This was part of a global commemoration of World Philosophy Day in over 50 countries by [...]
Making a Decisive Choice
On Sunday 6th November 2022, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk titled ‘Arjuna’s Dilemma: Daring to Choose.’ The topic drew a wide audience across age groups, indicating an interest in daring to make a [...]
Bringing Stability to Our Lives
In a world thats rapidly changing, many of us are trying to find stability…but how do we do this ? New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk on 5th November 2022 titled ‘Finding Stability [...]
New Acropolis India Turns a Sweet 16
2nd November 2022, marked the 16th anniversary of the founding of New Acropolis in India and the event was marked by over over sixty members coming together to celebrate across its Mumbai and Pune [...]
Sacred Architecture Across Cultures
A closer look shows us that there appear to be similarities in monuments across cultures. Is there a unifying principle expressed in architecture around the world, that we can investigate? This was the theme explored [...]
Volunteering for a Better World
Many of us want to bring about a change and make the world around us better. But what does this take ? New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk on 29th October 2022 [...]
The Quest for Purpose
Not knowing what it is all about, we usually look to someone else to tell us about the purpose of life. But can we discover it ourselves ? New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive [...]
Our Role in Forming Society
On Saturday 24th September, 2022, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk titled Forming a Better Society: Inspiration from Plato. Drawing on the ancient Greek philosopher’s insights that are relevant even today, the speaker focused [...]
Unmasking Ourselves through Theatre
“We must all do theatre, to find out who we are and to discover who we could become” – August Boal On Saturday 15th September 2018, Jehan Manekshaw (The Drama School, Mumbai) took the circle [...]
Immersed in Classical Music
On 8th September 2018, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a memorable evening with hindustani classical musician and vocalist Ustad Sajjad Hussain Khan, who hails from a lineage of seven generations of noted Sarangi players. Accompanied [...]
Going Green – Tree Plantation at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
The best time to plant a tree was yesterday, the next best time is now”. – An old Chinese saying On a wet Sunday morning of 2nd July, over 60 volunteers consisting of members, [...]
World Environment Day Celebration
What better way to mark Environment day – Vanamahotsava – than to have a meaningful engagement with plants and children! Volunteers of New Acropolis, Bangalore conducted a hands-on educational workshop on 3rd June, 2017, [...]
Art project
Students and Members of New Acropolis got together for an Art project to bring colour, beauty and values to the Government Kannada school at Murphy town [...]
A New Wall, A New Message- Spreading Generosity
A group of over 40 volunteers comprising of members of New Acropolis (Mumbai),and volunteers from UPS and KPMG spent the sunny weekend of 18th and 19th February 2017 beautifying a public wall in Colaba. [...]
New Acropolis at Kala Ghoda Art festival
New Acropolis participated in the Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2017. This event is one of Mumbai’s most popular community events, covering dance, music, theatre, cinema, and hand made arts & crafts. New Acropolis manned [...]
Togetherness Trek to Lohagad
Members from New Acropolis (Main Centre and Khar Branch) decided to make use of a public holiday and set off to scale the historic Lohagad fort on 26 Jan 2017. It was an opportunity [...]
Restoring Truth
On 17 December 2016, volunteers from New Acropolis India North came together to repair the monsoon damage on a section of a public wall in Colaba that was beautified in May 2016. In a [...]
Trek to Karnala Fort
On the 11th December 2016, members of New Acropolis set off on a trek to the historic Karnala Fort situated in the middle of the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, just outside Mumbai. The trek started [...]
Autumn Bazaar
Members and Students of New Acropolis Bangalore donated items ranging from artifacts, books, clothes, kitchen appliances and some beautiful hand made creations. The Bazaar promoted the value of ecology, recycling and reuse. [...]
Living Philosophy students in action!
The students of ongoing Living Philosophy course planned and built an inspiring volunteering project to paint the space of ‘Seva in Action’, an NGO working for the differently-abled. [...]
New Members Seminar 2016
Over 45 members of New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba and Khar came together for a new members seminar, set amidst nature in the outskirts of Mumbai on 18 and 19 June 2016. Members [...]
Viva Colaba – Truth
A group of over 35 volunteers comprising members and friends of New Acropolis (Mumbai), in partnership with local resident organisations My Dream Colaba (MDC) and Colaba Advanced Locality Management (CALM), spent the weekend of [...]