New Acropolis Participates in Discussion on a Values Based Future
On 7th November, New Acropolis India was invited to speak to 100 students on the theme of “Everyday Hero’s: Values for a Better Future” at Universal MSG-SGKM College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Ghatkopar East, [...]
Talk on Creating a Culture of Happiness
On 7th November 2020, the Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis, hosted an engaging one on one talk with Dr. Saamdu Chetri. Dr. Chetri was born in a cowshed in rural Bhutan and went on [...]
Celebrating the Spirit of Volunteering with Caregivers of Aaji Care
On 29th October 2020, Volunteers of New Acropolis Main Centre conducted an online activity with caregivers of Aaji Care, a medical care centre for the elderly, with the goal of celebrating the indomitable spirit of [...]
Workshop on The Mediative Power of Simple Drawings.
On 24 October 2020, The Culture Circle, presented by New Acropolis, hosted a online drawing workshop titled “ Breathe between the Lines”, by acclaimed sculptor Arzan Khambatta. An Architect by profession and sculptor by [...]
New Acropolis Hosts Online Session for Rotary Club
On 10 October 2020 New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an online talk for members of Rotary Club Bombay Hills South titled "The Hero’s Journey: What Mythology Can Teach Us". Mythology can be found at the heart [...]
Talk on Design of Form in Traditional Indian Arts.
On 10th Oct, 2020 the Culture Circle, of New Acropolis, hosted an online session titled “From the Formless to the Form” by Miti Desai. Miti is a Classical dancer, designer and educator. Her journey started [...]
A Musical Evening with Rekha Bharadwaj
On the 26th Sept 2020, the Culture Circle New Acropolis hosted an online event entitled, “My Journey in Music: an evening with singer Rekha Bhardwaj”. Rekha, a classically trained, National Award winning artist, sang her favourite [...]
Panel Discussion on the Gift of Uncertainty
On 19 September 2020, New Acropolis India organized an online panel discussion titled " The Gift of Uncertainty". The interactive session attended by close to 100 participants explored, how we can learn to recognise & [...]
Online Session on Reclaiming Our Courage
On Sunday 30th August 2020 New Acropolis Main Centre conducted an online session attended by over 40 participants titled "Philosophical Perspective -Reclaiming Courage". The talk addressed the challenges we face in times of crisis with [...]
Online Panel Discussion on The Search for Happiness
On 27 August 2020, New Acropolis India organised an online panel discussion titled " The Search for Happiness” that was attended by over 90 people. The lecture discussed the concept of the innate need for [...]
Volunteering Activity on Being the Daily Hero
On 23rd August, 2020 Volunteers of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted an online activity in collaboration with NGO Kshitij for developmentally challenged adults titled Hum Mein Hai Hero (literally translated as "There is a [...]
Online Workshop on Building Inner Spaces of Inspiration
On Friday, 21 August 2020, Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted an online workshop titled “Building Inner Spaces of Inspiration” with Shaizia Jifri Manekshaw. Shaizia is founder member and head of content at Theatre Professionals Education, an organisation [...]
Developing Attentive Listening Through Jazz
On 15 August 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis India organized an online event titled "Learning to listen-an evening of Jazz with musician Zubin Balaporia". The speaker took the participants on a musical journey, [...]
New Acropolis Spearheads Global Initiative Celebrating Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary
In early 2017, New Acropolis conceived Empowering Real Change, an ongoing series of events to examine the journeys of leading change-makers, and to empower individual citizens to proactively participate in the vision of forging a [...]
Solidarity with our Senior Citizens
On 31st July 2020, Volunteers of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted an online activity with an Old Age Home, BHN Pro Age India (Juhu). The event was titled “Zindagi: Ek Suhana Safar”, literally translated as [...]
Talk on the Philosophy of Tagore
On 28th July 2020, New Acropolis India hosted an online talk titled "Tagore, The Poet Philosopher". Through recitations of a few poems, the speaker shed light on philosophical themes such as beauty, harmony and unity. [...]
In the Footsteps of Heroes
On 25th July 2020, New Acropolis organised an online panel discussion titled “The Hero’s Journey”. The presentation came together as a collaboration between the Main Centre in Colaba, and our branches in Khar and Pune. [...]
Understanding the Butterfly Effect
On 24th July 2020, New Acropolis organised an online discussion titled "The Butterfly Effect". The talk elaborated on the interconnectedness of life, showcasing how small causes can have momentous effect. Exploring the concept through a [...]
Exploring the Philosophy of Khalil Gibran
On 18th July 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis India organized an online talk titled "Khahlil Gibran - The Timeless Teachings of the Philosopher Poet”. Through recitations, excerpts of Gibran’s work were investigated, highlighting [...]
Talk on Exploring Human Relationships
On 16th July 2020, New Acropolis India organised an online session titled “Exploring Human Relationships". The discussion explored different perspectives on various relationships we have in our lives, proposing the importance of improving our own [...]
July 2020 Issue of The Acropolitan Magazine
New Acropolis releases the latest issue of The Acropolitan Magazine. Tune in at theacropolitan.in to view the magazine online, or to download a pdf to view offline. This issue invites readers to explore the values [...]
International Organisation New Acropolis Celebrates its 63rd Anniversary
Represented in over 60 countries worldwide, International Organisation New Acropolis (IONA) celebrates its 63rd anniversary on 15 July 2020. Over the past six decades, the organisation has endeavoured to spread the ideals of Fraternity, Knowledge [...]
Exploring Aboriginal Art
On 11 July 2020, Culture Circle of New Acropolis conducted an online “Workshop on Aboriginal Art”. A creation myth called Dreaming or Dreamtime was elucidated through a discussion of its symbolic dot-making technique. The [...]
Creative Writing
On 9th July 2020, New Acropolis India hosted an online workshop titled "Say it with Words: The Art of Writing from the Heart”. Using inspirational poems, quotes and posters the speaker shared how aspiring writers [...]
Listening: A Forgotten Art
New Acropolis India South in collaboration with @aartisivakumar conducted a special session on the theme 'Listening: A forgotten Art'. In the session, we looked at what it means to listen to the other person and [...]
Developing Authencity -The Courageous Way
On 26th Feb 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre held it's first in-person public event in over 2 years since the pandemic restrictions. The session titled "Dare to Be Authentic-Lessons from Great Warriors" was the [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
First Aid Workshop
On 14th April 2013, a group of 26 enthusiastic participants gathered early on a Sunday morning at the New Acropolis Mumbai Center to learn the essential basics of First Aid. This One day practical [...]
New Acropolis Cleans Ban Ganga!
Ban Ganga (a spring believed to be created by the arrow of Lord Ram himself) is one of the last surviving cultural and historical sites left in Mumbai. On the 9th of December 2012, [...]
Timeless Tales, a community project by for the retired and aged
On the 12th of May 2012, New Acropolis’ “Active Ecology Team” ventured into an old age home for ladies located at Mazgaon, Mumbai called All Saints Home to share precious moments of happiness, inspiration [...]
New Acropolis – India conducted it’s first community service project, ‘Give-Grow-Glow’
Inspired by the occasion of Diwali, ‘The Festival of Light’, New Acropolis – India conducted it’s first community service project, ‘Give-Grow-Glow’. The project involved facilitating an interaction and exchange of gifts between two groups of [...]