Facing Uncertainty with Stability
On a Sunday evening, 24th July, 2022, Pune Branch, had the opportunity to host the National Director of New Acropolis, Yaron Barzilay, for a talk titled Navigating challenges the Stoic Way. The speaker shared a [...]
Artist, Dreamer, Warrior – Different Paths for Living Philosophy
On 23 July 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk titled Artist, Dreamer, Warrior- Creating and Impact in our world Today, the first, in the "Live Adventurously" series of talks. The speaker illustrated [...]
Namma Culture Circle-New Acropolis Bangalore
Namma Culture Circle is an initiative that explores how culture in its various expressions can inspire and enable us to connect to Beauty, Goodness, Justice and Truth as universal human values. It brings [...]
International Organisation New Acropolis Celebrates 65 years
International Organisation New Acropolis (IONA) celebrated its 65th Anniversary on 15th July 2022. Activities were held across the Main Centre in Colaba and Pune Branch to mark the occasion with members putting on performances [...]
Creating an Impact
On 9th July 2022, Pune branch of New Acropolis held a talk titled Artist, Dreamer, Warrior: Creating an Impact in our World Today. The speaker explored how we could bring beauty and harmony into our [...]
Striving for Balance & Harmony
New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled ‘Balance and Harmony: Lessons from Confucius’ on Saturday 25th June, 2022. The speaker explored the depth of some of his key quotes, by investigating Confucius’ Analects and shared [...]
Discovering the Art of Sculpture with Arzan Khambatta
On Friday, 24th June 2022, The New Acropolis Culture Circle organised a unique outdoor event- "Insights into Sculpting" - a visit to the art studio of renowned sculptor, Arzan Khambatta. Arzan has been practising [...]
Sapling Plantation using Miyawaki technique by New Acropolis Volunteers
Volunteers of New Acropolis Main Centre organised a workshop and sapling plantation at Jog garden in the Colaba area of Mumbai on 12 June 2022 in association with Emerald Sustainable Foundation and the BMC. [...]
Overcoming Fears
On 4th June 2022, New Acropolis Pune held a talk on ' About Fear and the Way of Courage' on an open aired terrace with volunteers and explorers investigating a practical path to develop courage. [...]
Choosing Wisely
Fear of the consequences is one of the reasons many hesitate to make a choice. On Saturday, 4th June 2022 New Acropolis, Main Centre, held a talk titled "Arjuna's dilemma : Daring to choose". The [...]
Drawing Wisdom from Books We Love
A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us - Franz Kafka On Sunday 29th May 2022, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an event, ‘Celebrating Books, a Reading and Investigation’, at the [...]
An Evening of Painting and Poetry
Members of New Acropolis Pune and students of the Living Philosophy course got together to participate in a painting and poetry writing session, on 29th May, 2022. The event promoted the idea of an artist [...]
Learnings from Socrates
In an interactive talk titled ‘Socrates: a life of Truth and Courage’ hosted by New Acropolis Pune branch on Saturday 28th May, 2022, the speaker invited the audience to investigate what it means to stand [...]
Uniting Ideas and Actions Towards Happiness
Can philosophy help us forge our own path towards wisdom and happiness ? This was the topic investigated on 28 May 2022 at New Acropolis Main Centre in a session titled “ Way of the [...]
Searching for Meaning: Through Ancient Egypt
On 14th May 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a talk titled Ancient Egypt : The Search for Meaning to explore more about the philosophical essence behind this enigmatic civilisation. The speaker proposed that this [...]
New Acropolis Library Celebrates a New Milestone !
The New Acropolis English Library recently crossed a milestone of completing 500 articles, covering a host of topics such as Philosophy, Mythology, Culture, Society, Science, Psychology and many more. All articles are written by fellow [...]
New Acropolis India Celebrates International Mother Earth Day
The United Nations designated 22nd April as International Mother Earth Day, encouraging the need to address the growing environmental and ecological concerns confronting us, due to our own daily choices and actions. New Acropolis honours [...]
The Earth and I – Celebrating our Mother Earth
On 30th April, New Acropolis Mumbai Centre hosted an event titled The Earth and I: Commemorating Mother Earth Day, where Director of New Acropolis India, Yaron Barzilay, spoke about our integral relationship with mother earth [...]
Connecting with Mother Earth
Contemplating on Mother Nature and sharing those insights with a group of nature enthusiasts, sowing seeds of virtues along with planting saplings – these were some of the activities conducted at New Acropolis Pune, [...]
International Mother Earth Day May 2022
The UN announced April 22 as International Mother Earth Day. We at New Acropolis take this spirit forward as we work to build more sustainable ways to promote a holistic approach to harmony with [...]
A Life Of Inner Renewal
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the leading artists and inventors during the Renaissance movement in Europe towards a revival of ancient humanistic values. A talk titled ‘Inner Renaissance: lessons from Leonardo da Vinci’ held [...]
Working 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. New Acropolis India marked this event with an overnight trip to [...]
The New Acropolis International Yearbook 2022
For over 64 years, New Acropolis International Organization has been working to bring Philosophy to daily life. Based on the three Principles of Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering the organisation strives to spread the ideals of [...]
Medicine- A Physician’s Perspective with Padmabhushan Dr Farokh Udwadia
On 26 March 2022, Dr Farokh Udwadia, one of the city's leading Physicians shared his views on medicine in an evening titled My Thoughts on Medicine, organised by the New Acropolis Culture Circle. Dr Udwadia [...]
Conquering Fear with Courage
Fear is a common presence in our lives, often acting as a barrier that hinders our progress and decision-making abilities. On September 16, 2023, the New Acropolis Pune branch organized a talk titled 'Overcoming Fear [...]
Exploring Kahlil Gibran’s Timeless Wisdom
Over a century ago, Kahlil Gibran, a poet, painter and philosopher, left us with timeless wisdom through his writings. His emblematic works encourage us to introspect and understand ourselves better. It makes one yearn to [...]
The Quest for Happiness
The quest for a lasting manifestation of happiness, one that transcends the volatile realms of our ever-shifting emotions and psychology, has consistently endured as an ongoing exploration. On 26 August 2023, New Acropolis main centre [...]
Delia Steinberg Guzmán, Honorary President of New Acropolis, dies in Spain
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Delia Steinberg Guzmán, who was President of the International Organization New Acropolis for twenty-nine years, then Honorary President following the appointment of the current [...]
Exploring the Path to Inner Freedom
On 12 August 2023, New Acropolis Main centre hosted a talk "Freedom to Be Yourself," delving into the concept of true freedom and the ability to remain authentic despite external circumstances. The Speakers examined the [...]
Learning to Imagine
On 5th August 2023, New Acropolis Pune hosted an interactive talk titled "Art of Imagination – To turn Challenges to Opportunities ". The speaker investigated the idea of imagination by discussing some key historical examples [...]
Celebrations to Mark 66th Anniversary of International Organisation New Acropolis
Week long celebrations were held in the Mumbai and Pune branches to mark the 66th anniversary on 15th July 2023, of International Organisation New Acropolis. Founded in Argentina by Prof. Jorge Angel Livraga Rizzi [...]
Finding Our Inner Balance
In an increasingly fast-paced and chaotic world, we can perhaps turn to ancient wisdom for guidance in finding inner harmony and balance. New Acropolis main centre hosted a talk titled “Finding my Balance : [...]
Egyptian Key to a Meaningful Life
On Sunday 2nd July 2023, Pune Branch had the opportunity to host the National Director of New Acropolis - Yaron Barzilay, for a talk titled "Weighing of the Heart – Egyptian Key to a Meaningful [...]
Discovering the Musician in Ourselves
In a world brimming with distractions and constant demands, the pursuit of art, beauty and music can be a transformative pathway towards our personal growth. Embracing this philosophy, New Acropolis main centre in Colaba hosted [...]
Practical Lessons from ‘ Kybalion’
On 11th June 2023, New Acropolis Pune hosted an interactive talk titled "My Role in the Universe – Lessons from Kybalion”. This was the third and last event in the “Glimpse into Living Philosophy Course” [...]
The Leader in You: Styles of Leadership
Glimpses from our talk on Styles of Leadership. This interactive session related to topics like individual and shared leadership, feminine and masculine leadership, authentic leadership and more. Participants got to experience practically the nuances that [...]
Hope Spreads
A small spark was lit one afternoon when a group of Acropolitans painted a neglected street wall corner in Colaba with the word “Hope”. Hope spread and two resident associations by the name of [...]
New Acropolis (Mumbai) cleans Ban Ganga
Clean Ban Ganga was organised by New Acropolis (Mumbai) for the third time on Sunday, 11th October 2015. Eleven volunteers got together on a sunny morning to help maintain the cleanliness and sanctity of this [...]
Clean Up Drive at the Kanheri Caves of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Volunteers from New Acropolis, Mumbai spent a better part of their Sunday the 13th of September, in a clean up at the site of the Kanheri caves at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in [...]
New Acropolis’ Wheel of Virtues at Volunteer Fair
On 12th August, 2015, New Acropolis (Mumbai) celebrated International Youth Day by partaking in the US Consulate’s Volunteer Fair at St. Andrew’s College, Bandra. New Acropolis was one of several organizations that promoted the [...]
Viva Colaba Phase II
On 14th, June 2015, New Acropolis Centre (Mumbai), in collaboration with the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) commenced Viva Colaba II, a cleanup and wall painting drive at Rambhau Salgaonker Marg, Colaba The event began [...]
Volunteer Seminar 2015
On the weekend of 23rd – 24th May, 2015, 31 volunteers from Mumbai’s New Acropolis Cultural Centre, took over a small resort nestled within the lush hills of Vasai. The seminar was an opportunity [...]
“Viva Colaba” – A beautification and clean up drive with the BMC
On 18th April 2015, 18 members from the New Acropolis Center in Mumbai participated in a beautification drive, a community service project carried out in the bustling “Colaba” neighborhood of Mumbai. The project titled [...]
The Wheel of Virtue at the Kalaghoda Festival
The New Acropolis Center in Mumbai participated at the Kala Ghoda Festival 2015, via an interactive installation, ‘The Wheel of Virtue – Discover-Awaken-Transform’. The installation is based on an Acropolis International theme. The front of [...]
“MANASHAKTI” Workshop at a Drug Rehabilitation Center
On 10th Jan 2015 the “Active Ecology” department of New Acropolis India North conducted a session to work with Kids of “SUPPORT” a drug rehabilitation center in Mumbai. The program was titled “Manashakti” or [...]
Gateway of India Clean-up Drive
On Sunday 23rd November, volunteers from the New Acropolis center in Mumbai participated in a clean–up drive at the Gateway of India. Equipped with trash-bags, gloves and fair measure of enthusiasm, the team picked up [...]
Inauguration of The Acropolitan
At the recent International Conference on Philosophy and Ecology, held in Budapest (Hungary) between 16th-18th October 2014, the International President of International Organization New Acropolis, Delia Steinberg Guzman, together with the Joint International President, [...]
Cleanup Drive at Nagla Block
The Nagla forest, is a relatively unknown part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. This peaceful and serene forest was a “school in nature” for 26 participants comprising of college students, school students, a younger [...]