Being Present, Through the Art of Origami
The word Origami, from the Japanese ‘oru’ – to fold, and ‘kami’ – paper, denotes the art of folding paper to make beautiful creations. This craft promotes the ability to concentrate and to be [...]
The Joy of Volunteering
On 18th January 2023, volunteer-members of New Acropolis Pune branch got together to give the premises of the branch a makeover. Apart from a fresh coat of paint to revive the exterior, it was also [...]
New Acropolis India South celebrated 14 Years
14 Years of invoking love of wisdom among Bangaloreans.... New Acropolis with the pillars of Philosophy, Culture & Volunteering is working towards making a difference in the community. We celebrated our Anniversary on 7th Jan [...]
Striving to Live Authentically
Plato’s Allegory of the cave, though written more than two thousand years ago has continued to fascinate generations of Philosophers searching for wisdom through his writings. New Acropolis Main Centre, hosted an interactive talk titled [...]
Volunteers Seminar at Manav Bustan
Over 40 volunteer members from New Acropolis Main Centre and Pune branch attended a first of its kind overnight seminar at “Manav Bustan” a centre amidst nature on the weekend of 24 & 25th December [...]
A Philosophical Heritage Walk- The Story of Mumbai
On Sunday, 18th December 2022, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted a specially curated Walking Tour titled: “The Story of Mumbai -Through the Eyes of a Philosopher”. The event association with Khaki Tours was conducted [...]
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 [...]
A Dhrupad Evening with Pelva Naik
The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted a musical evening with Pelva Naik on Sunday, 27th November 2022, at the Main centre in Colaba. Pelva accompanied by Shri Jayant Naidu on the Tanpura, enthralled the [...]
New Acropolis Mumbai Hosts a Fun Edition of Philofair
On 26th November, New Acropolis Mumbai branch hosted a fun edition of Philofair after a break of two years. Members, friends of New Acropolis and well wishers hosted stalls ranging from clothing, jewellery, aromatherapy [...]
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 [...]
Meaningful Sunday! A Tree is Born….
Home is where the heart is and volunteers @newacropolisindiasouth came together to add beauty & love to our centre at Indiranagar that we call home under the artistic guidance of @chandiniharlalka . Thank you [...]
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 [...]
A meaningful Sunday with newacropolis communitree circle
Nothing in nature exists in isolation. The movement of life, which originates in the sun, takes place because everything is interconnected and interdependent. Living consciously means being aware of the unity of humans and [...]
Building our Center Through Mandala Art
On Sunday 9th October '22, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk and Mandala making workshop, based on the theme of ‘Centering Yourself: Lessons from Mandala.’ Addressing an enthusiastic house, the speaker introduced the concept [...]
Musical Evening Commemorating Gandhiji with Singer Radhika Sood
“Krodh na Chhoda, Jhooth na chhoda, Satyavachan kyon chhod diya?” “You didn’t leave anger nor lies, why did you leave the path of truth ?” - Poet Khaalas from Gandhiji’s Ashram Bhajnaavali On 9th October [...]
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 [...]
Putting Philosophy into Practice
On 10th February 2024, the New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled "Practical Philosophy – Lessons from Marcus Aurelius”. The talk explored a renewed interest in Stoic philosophy which started with a brief [...]
Finding Inner Balance in our Everyday Lives
In an increasingly fast-paced and chaotic world, we can perhaps turn to ancient wisdom for guidance in finding inner harmony and balance. On 3rd February 2024, the New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk [...]
Traveling Beyond Explorations with New Acropolis: Egypt
A group of 32 members and friends of New Acropolis embarked on an exploration of Ancient Egypt as a part of the pilot of a new initiative by New Acropolis called "Traveling Beyond" Explorations. [...]
Exploring the Language of Symbols
On 27 January 2024, New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba hosted an evening to explore the language of symbols through a talk titled “Decoding Symbols: The Language of Life”. The [...]
Taking Philosophy to the Streets
In a city that never sleeps, where the rhythm of life often drowns out the nuances around us, volunteers from New Acropolis Mumbai are set to unveil a thought-provoking initiative at the Maha Mumbai [...]
Stoic Wisdom for Happy Living
On 2nd December 2023, New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba organized a talk titled "Living the Good Life: Stoic Lessons for Today." The event explored the renewed interest in Stoic philosophy in our times [...]
Learning the path of concentration
Amidst the constant interruptions in our daily lives, the need to harness ‘Concentration’ as a valuable tool continues to grow. On 1st December 2023, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted a talk and book [...]
Interview on Practicality of Philosophy: Radio interview on Fever 94.3 FM Pune
A week before the World Philosophy Day event in Pune called ‘ Victory of Light over Darkness’ , RJ Tarun from Radio Fever 94.3 FM hosted Shraddha Shetty – the branch manager of New [...]
Unveiling Myths : Navigating Life’s Maze
On 17th November 2023, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk titled “Finding a Way out of the Maze – Lessons from Mythology”. The speaker spoke about the idea that all mythologies have symbolic meaning [...]
World Philosophy Day 2023 (Pune) – Theatre celebrating Victory of Light over Darkness
On 4th November 2023, New Acropolis Pune branch, marked World Philosophy day celebrations on the advent of Diwali, through a theatrical presentation titled 'Victory of Light over Darkness' at 'The Base’, a theatre in [...]
World Philosophy Day 2023 (Mumbai) – Panel Discussion on Philosophy’s Role in a Brighter World
New Acropolis Main Centre in Mumbai celebrated World Philosophy day at its Main Centre in Colaba, an event attended by over 80 people. Every year this day, first marked by UNESCO in 2002 is [...]
Balancing the Scales of Life: Exploration of the Way of the Heart
In the midst of complexities of modern existence, can an ancient Egyptian ritual known as the "Weighing of the Heart" serve as a source of inspiration for practical philosophy while also teaching us to [...]
Interactive Presentation of Philosophy of Martial Arts
On Saturday, 8th June 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive Martial Arts session for Friends of New Acropolis and members. Presentation was partly inspired by a book by Fernand Schwarz (Director of New [...]
Tibetan Wall Art Workshop – Back by Popular Demand
In response to popular demand, the Art Products Department at New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a second Tibetan wall art workshop on 4th May 2019. Participants were guided to focus on harmony through the balanced [...]
Talk on the Value of Simplicity of Haiku Poetry
On Saturday 13th April 2019, Friends of New Acropolis hosted an interactive talk at the Colaba Centre titled “Wisdom in Simplicity: Exploring Japanese Haiku Poetry”. It was proposed that Haiku poetry, like many classical [...]
Dhrupad Recital at New Acropolis
On 9th March 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted Chintan Upadhyay, an exponent of Dhrupad at a recital attended by over 60 guests comprising Friends of New Acropolis and members, titled “An Evening of Dhrupad, [...]
In Conversation with Amish Tripathi
On 2nd February 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive session with author Amish Tripathi for the circle of Friends of New Acropolis, Members and Students. Through the Q&A, Amish explained the reason [...]
Khar Branch visits Elephanta
On the 20th January 2019, members of New Acropolis (Khar Branch), with a few guests, set off on a cultural excursion to Elephanta, across the Mumbai harbor. The site is home to ancient rock cut [...]
Tibetan Motif Painting Workshop
In Tibet, many paintings and art forms were developed as means of expression through which Buddhist philosophy could be explained. To help understand and practice one such art form, the Art Products Department of New [...]
Discovering Swami Vivekananda
On the occasion of Swami Vivekanda’s Birth Anniversary, on 12th January 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive talk for the circle of Friends of New Acropolis and members. Through the talk, participants learnt [...]
Celebrating 10 Years of New Acropolis Bangalore
Celebrating 10 Years of New Acropolis Bangalore with all the people who have been a part of this journey. An anniversary party to share the wonderful memories with members, family and friends. The get-together included [...]
New Acropolis (India) at Bangalore celebrated the International Day of Philosophy 2018
On 17th November 2018, New acropolis Bangalore celebrated the International Day of Philosophy with The Philosophy Habba titled “Maarga: Building Pathways to Change”. The day long event saw many enthusiastic participants partake in diverse [...]
A Morning of Taichi and QiGong
On 11th November 2018, Sifu Carlton Hill who has been teaching Taichi and QiGong for over 40 years, conducted an interactive workshop for members and Friends of New Acropolis, at the Colaba centre of New Acropolis in Mumbai. Sifu [...]
The Butterfly Effect – Freedom to Change
New Acropolis Bangalore in collaboration with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) celebrated the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi with a special event of creative community art installation at Rangoli Metro [...]
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 [...]
Renovation and Rejuvenation of Main Centre at Colaba
The days between 29th March and 10th April 2016, witnessed the Main Centre at Colaba buzzing with activity. Members spent time and energy to renovate, repair and improve the premises that host the school. [...]
Viva Colaba – Harmony
Members, friends and families of New Acropolis Colaba (Main Centre) in partnership with local organisation My Dream Colaba spent a good part of their weekends on 2nd & 3rd April 2016 beautifying a neglected [...]
Upcycling Workshop
On 13 March 2016, New Acropolis (Main Centre) at Colaba conducted an ‘Upcycling Workshop’ where children and adults participated in a fun hands on activity organised by the Active Ecology Department of the centre. [...]
Reviving Hope: Viva Colaba Phase II
Over 17th and 19th December 2015, members of New Acropolis (Mumbai) and several active citizens of Colaba came together to paint a wall and bring some beauty and inspiration to the community. The word [...]
Wheel of Virtues at Style Cracker Borough
On Saturday, 28th November 2015, New Acropolis (Mumbai) showcased the Wheel of Virtues at the Style Cracker Borough at the Mahalaxmi Race Course, which had a footfall of approximately 8,000 youngsters through the day. [...]
Philosophy of Ecology Seminar
A seminar on the Philosophy of Ecology was held at the Khar Branch of New Acropolis on Sunday, 22nd November 2015. The seminar, attended by 20 participants, allowed for reflection and appreciation of the [...]