The New Acropolis International Yearbook 2023
Having completed 65 years of it’s founding, New Acropolis International Organization has continued to offer the path of practical Philosophy as away of life. Through it’s pillars of Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering, the organisation offers [...]
Life, the biggest adventure of All!
From the series “Memoirs of My Philosophical Journey” “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery Through this Talk [...]
Work With Clay Workshop
Members from New Acropolis Main Centre, Colaba, spent a happy, creative Sunday morning on 16th April 2023, learning to make handmade products in clay at the Clay and I studio in Charni Road, Mumbai. [...]
New Acropolis Pune Members Work With Nature At Manav Bustan
International Mother Earth Day has been celebrated globally on 22 April every year since its adoption in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly. Members of New Acropolis Pune Branch marked this event with a [...]
Welcoming Spring at New Acropolis Bangalore
"Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower." As Bangalore blossoms begin to warm the hearts reminding us of spring, the philosophers of New Acropolis India South got together to celebrate the [...]
The Heroic Path to Victory
Inspite of his Fears, the Hero fights with Courage for Victory - Delia Steinberg Guzmãn(Honorary International President of New Acropolis) New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk on Sunday, 2nd April 2023 discussing [...]
Paving the Path to Victory – The Heroic Way
“What distinguishes the hero from someone who has not yet become one is that the Hero rises above his fear.” – Delia Steinberg Guzmãn On 2nd April 2023, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a book [...]
Graduates of Living Philosophy 2022 at New Acropolis Bangalore
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Our students of Living Philosophy started their journey of Knowing Themselves by taking small steps & engaging in our very practical foundational course [...]
Architecture: Transforming the World Brick by Brick
The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted a studio visit and discussion with architect Sameep Padora on Friday, 31st March 2023. The conversation explored the philosophical values and principles which make his work not just [...]
Mangrove Clean Up Drive
On the 26th of March 2023, 30 volunteers participated in cleaning up the Mangrove habitat in the Colaba area. The clean up was in many ways an attempt to restore some balance inadvertently caused by [...]
Daily Life Lessons from The Buddha’s Teachings
On 26th March ’23, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled Paving the Path of Truth: Lessons from the Dhammapada. The speaker narrated the life story of Buddha as per tradition, and drew lessons for [...]
Discovering the Hero in Me
New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk on 25th March '23, titled Discovering The Hero Within : Lessons from Mythology. The speaker illustrated the fact that all myths have a truth that we [...]
Celebrating a Fraternity Evening to Welcome Spring
Over 90 members of New Acropolis Main Centre in Colaba got together on 14 March 2023 to welcome Spring. The new season is a time to mark the expression of renewal and revival, which [...]
Living our Purpose Through the Art of Concentration
New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk on 11th March titled The Art of Concentration: A Glimpse into Living Philosophy. The speaker illustrated how we could use concentration as a tool to help [...]
The Way of the Inner Warrior
On 11th March ’23, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled ‘Art of Inner Development: Lessons from Bushido’ Extracting lessons for daily life from the ‘Samurai’, the warrior class from medieval Japan, the speaker highlighted [...]
An Ancient Philosophy for a Happy Life
Can an ancient philosophy teach us how to deal with a modern life? New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk titled "A Stoic Guide to Happiness : A Glimpse into Living Philosophy" on [...]
A meaningful Sunday with #newacropoliscommunitreecircle
New Acropolis CommuniTree Volunteering Circle organised an energetic hands on workshop to experience living in harmony with nature. Families and individuals participated in our activities to connect with people and our environment. The workshop [...]
Painting in the Park with Purnima Sampat
‘Every child is an artiste. The problem is how to remain an artiste when we grow up’. - Picasso The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted “Everyone Can Paint”, a workshop in a garden in [...]
Inspiration from Sacred Architecture
Is there more to life than meets the eye ? New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba held a public lecture on 11th February 2023 titled "Principles of Life through Sacred Architecture”. Architecture in Egypt has [...]
Living Authentically, the Socratic way
''The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates On Saturday 11th February 2023, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an interactive talk titled “Dare to be Authentic: Lessons from Socrates”. The speaker used anecdotes from [...]
Growing From Our Mistakes -The Heroic Way
“Can I build myself to not repeat my mistakes, but to learn from them?" This was a question explored in the talk 'The Joy of Making Mistakes: Through Storytelling', hosted by New Acropolis Pune Branch [...]
Celebrating Republic Day With A Virtue
On occasion of Republic Day 2023, member volunteers of New Acropolis Pune spent a meaningful morning by sharing inspiration on the streets with a bowl of virtues. Passer by's randomly picked up one virtue [...]
I Can Workshop @ New Acropolis Bangalore
The beautiful I CAN workshop was facilitated by the Maintenance department of New Acropolis, India South. We had an introduction to home tools and also learnt how to work with them. The session also included [...]
Life Lessons from Great Warriors
Can we learn some lessons from great warriors besides what we are usually taught in history class? New Acropolis, Colaba, hosted an interactive session on 21st January, 2023 titled Developing Inner Strength: Lessons from Great [...]
Tagore’s Legacy : The Power of Yearning
On 11th May 2024, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled “Yearning for Unity - Lessons from Tagore”, delving into the timeless wisdom of Rabindranath Tagore, commemorating his birth anniversary on 7 May. [...]
Timeless Lessons from the Sun
New Acropolis Main centre in Mumbai hosted a talk titled "Wisdom of our Sun: From Ancient Myths to Modern Insights," on 11 May 2024. Attendees were taken on a journey through different solar myths [...]
The New Acropolis International Annual Conference
Earlier in April 2024, representatives from more than 50 member countries including India convened at the New Acropolis International Annual Conference in Brasilia, Brazil delivering their annual reports, sharing their endeavors, activities and insights [...]
Embracing Limits as Tools for Growth
New Acropolis Main Center in Colaba played host to a thought-provoking workshop titled "Beyond Limitations: Turning Challenges to Opportunities" on April 13, 2024. The event aimed to delve into the the role of limits [...]
The Renaissance Reimagined: Unlocking Da Vinci’s Legacy
New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an exploration into the life and legacy of Leonardo Da Vinci on 13 April 2024. The event, titled "Movement towards Humanism – Lessons from Leonardo Da Vinci", drew inquisitive [...]
Discovering Authenticity : A Journey With Buddha and Socrates
In a quest to navigate the complexities of identity in today's rapidly changing world, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a public talk on 16 March 20204 titled "Living Authentically an Encounter with Buddha and [...]
Seeking Union : An Evening with Rumi’s Wisdom
On the evening of March 16, 2024, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted an event titled 'Seeking Union: An Evening with Rumi', dedicated to exploring a deeper philosophical understanding of Rumi's life and [...]
Harmonising Voices : Exploring our Mind and Heart
In our daily lives, the battle between the rationality of the mind and the calling from the heart often wages on. But what if we could harmonize these voices within us? To explore more, [...]
Arjuna – The Inner Hero
On Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted a lecture titled "Arjuna’s Dilemma: Daring to Choose." The topic garnered significant interest from a youthful audience. The speaker expounded upon the [...]
Taking Inspiration from Nature to observe a Deeper Dimension of Life
On 24 February 2024, New Acropolis main center in Colaba hosted a Public talk and Workshop on diving into how we can take Lessons from Nature on learning to look at life in a [...]
Pune Branch has a new address
On 23rd February 2024, New Acropolis Pune Branch inaugurated their new home at in Koregaon Park. This move is a clear reflection of the enthusiasm of the members of the branch and the encouraging participation [...]
The Poetic Path to Unraveling Life’s Beauty
On 10 February 2024, New Acropolis main center in Colaba hosted an evening of Philosophy and Poetry to delve deeper into the profound connections between poetry, life, and the pursuit of beauty in an [...]
Chords of Philosophy Through Music
New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a cultural event ‘Music & Life – An Inward Journey’ on Saturday, 20th October 2019, a Hindustani classical music recital by Kashmira Joshi Sarnobat, who has been singing and playing the tabla since the age of 7. [...]
Arjuna experiential weekend retreat
The recent Arjuna Retreat at New Acropolis was a wonderful opportunity to experience 'Philosophy in Action' ! Through practical sessions of reflection, exercises and group dialogues the participants explored themes of Leadership, Identity, Inner [...]
Philofair 2019!
The annual Philofair was held at New Acropolis (Main Centre) on 5th October 2019, with over 15 stalls exhibiting fares ranging from homemade food, jewellery and clothing. Additionally, a host of practical workshops were [...]
Investigating Tagore’s Search for Truth and Beauty
On 14th September 2019, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis, hosted an event titled ‘Celebrating Tagore through Poetry, Song and Dance’. Bharatanatyam exponent Ms. Vandana Alase Hazra shared her own investigation of Rabindranath Tagore’s [...]
Book Reading of Adi-Parva: giving life to ancient myths
This year, the International Organisation New Acropolis celebrates 62 years since its founding. To commemorate this occasion, the centre at Bangalore invited for books to be received, as gift, by the Library (Takshashila). The [...]
A weekend get-together and picnic (Jayanagar centre)
Over a weekend, we got together to enjoy a day of fun-filled activities meant to bring Philosophy into practice. We met at the New Acropolis Jayanagar centre and then headed across to a large outdoor [...]
Get-together for a movie screening
We gathered to watch a movie, with popcorn and snacks for the right effect! The story traced the journey of ‘one’ who builds his inner strength to win over tremendous challenges. The circumstances allow [...]
Talk on Preserving our Architectural Heritage
On 2nd August 2019, The Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a talk at the Colaba Centre by prominent architect Parul Zaveri titled “Heritage, the Foundation of the Future: An Architects Journey.” Parul Zaveri and [...]
Odissi Dance – Lecture Demonstration
On Saturday, 20th July 2019, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis, hosted a lecture-demonstration titled “Odissi – The Sacred Dance”. Priya Singh, a student of Odissi exponent Jhelum Paranjpe, introduced the origins and history [...]
International Organisation New Acropolis Celebrates 62 years
International Organisation New Acropolis observed its 62nd founding Anniversary on 15 July 2019. Activities were held at all the branches in India to mark this special day celebrated by members across 60 countries. On July [...]
Australian Aboriginal Art Workshop
The Art Products Department at New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a workshop on Australian Aboriginal Art on 6th July 2019. Aboriginal art is rooted in storytelling, such as dreamtime tales which are said to explain [...]
Wisdom of Confucius and Lao Tsu
On Saturday, 08th June 2019, New Acropolis Bangalore (Indiranagar) hosted a talk, titled ‘Two Chinese Masters : the Wisdom of Confucius and Lao Tsu‘ This talk explored a part of the philosophy from the land [...]
Reforesting Activity at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
On Sunday the 15th of October, 2017, volunteers from across the city gathered at Sanjay Gandhi National Park for a tree maintenance and rejuvenation activity. Conducted by New Acropolis India, this was a follow-up [...]
Dussera – Overcoming Obstacles (Ganesh Murti Nagar)
Dussehra marks the rise of good over evil. It is believed that the festival signifies how one can get over our obstacles and emerge successful and victorious. On October 2nd 2017, volunteers of New [...]
Seminar- The Philosophy of Ecology
New Acropolis main centre at Colaba hosted a One Day long seminar titled “The Philosophy of Ecology” on Sunday, 17th September 2017. The seminar commenced with a short talk supported by videos and presentations [...]
A Visit to the Elderly
On September 10th 2017, Members of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) visited the Cardinal Gracias Home for the Destitute, home to 67 elderly homeless or abandoned women. The morning began with a few group activities, [...]
An ecology volunteering activity
Members volunteers came together to create an ecosystem with a vertical garden and lily pond to enable sustainability of natural forms of life. Over 5 Saturdays, the members built the frame, planted the pots, [...]
Philosophical Cycle Ride
Cycling on Sunday morning in the south of Mumbai can be very educational. So learnt the participants of the “Philosophy on Wheels” bicycle tour on Sunday 9 July 2017. Members of New Acropolis Colaba [...]
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 [...]