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 [...]
The Art of Being Centred
The word ‘concentrate’ derives it's etymology from the term ‘with centre’ – which was the focus of the talk ‘Art of Concentration’ hosted by New Acropolis Pune on Saturday 26th March, 2022. Drawing from insights [...]
Welcoming Spring by going out into Nature!
The Acropolitan community headed out of town to our land for a day of exercises, study and fun! The beautiful day was the perfect way to connect with the fresh energy of Spring, to [...]
Knowing Ourselves Beyond the Daily Grind
What is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare - W H Davies Beyond the bustling busy lives we live today, is there something essential that we miss [...]
Communiqué of the International Organization New Acropolis
In view of the suffering which the people of Ukraine are currently undergoing, the International Organization New Acropolis wishes to express its support and solidarity in the name of its thousands of members in over [...]
Philosophy in the Park: Spring Edition
An evening of connection and inspiration amidst nature! New Acropolis - Jayanagar hosted the first in our 'Philosophy in the Park' series, with the theme of Communication. We started the evening at magical Lalbagh, [...]
Discovering Banganga- A Heritage Walk
On Saturday March 5, 2022 New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted its first in-person event after 2 years of the pandemic. The heritage walk, 'Discovering Banganga' was led by member of New Acropolis - Vasant [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Insights from ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Allegory of the cave’
“I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.” – Morpheus (The Matrix) On 03rd June 2023, New Acropolis Pune hosted an interactive talk titled "Daring to Choose [...]
Being in the Present Moment: Lessons from Origami
Glimpses from our interactive session on learning to work with present moment through Origami, held in May. Just as a single sheet of paper can be transformed to something beautiful, with patience, perseverance and imagination, [...]
Daring to Be Authentic: Drawing Inspiration from Socrates
Socrates, renowned as one of the greatest philosophers of our times, continues to inspire us with his unwavering dedication to truth and his remarkable courage. Despite his humility, he fearlessly pursued a life of inquiry [...]
The Way of the Heart: Inspiration from ‘The Little Prince’
''And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry On 14th [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Volunteering with Asha Dan
On the 20th of April, 2014, fourteen volunteers from New Acropolis India North visited Asha Dan, a home for destitute and disabled people started by Mother Theresa in Byculla, Mumbai and run by the [...]
Shantivan Garden Cleaning
On Sunday 9th February 2014, volunteers got together at the Shantivan Garden in Mumbai. This event was led by the New Acropolis Mumbai Center to help clean this nicely forested space in the heart [...]
Baan Ganga Clean-up Drive
On Sunday 15th December 2013, a clean-up drive was organized by New Acropolis Mumbai Branch, at the historical site of Baan Ganga in Mumbai. 23 participants got together to work with the value of [...]
Active Volunteer Seminar
On 1st of December 2013, 30 volunteers from the New Acropolis Mumbai Centre participated in a day long seminar at Mandwa, a venue at a 45 minute ferry ride from Mumbai. The seminar consisted [...]
Nalanda Library Event – Book Registration
On Saturday, November 23rd 2013, members of the New Acropolis Mumbai got together to work on “Nalanda” the library at the Center. The activity of the day was book registration. The activity was well [...]
Volunteering at the Door Step school
On 22nd September, 2013, 17 volunteers including the Active Ecology Team, students of the WOW (World Of Wisdom) course and their teachers helped to renovate a community school (‘Balwadi’) located in the slums of Cuff [...]
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 [...]