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 [...]
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 [...]
Exploring Art as a Journey Within – with Artist Olivia Fraser
New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an event titled Art as a Journey Within with artist Oliva Fraser on 12th December 2021. The session explored painting not merely as a skill, but rather as a [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating International Volunteers Day at Shantivan Garden
New Acropolis India celebrated International Volunteers day on 5th December 2021 with an Ecological activity at Shantivan gardens. 20 Volunteers participated in efforts to paint and beautify section of the garden wall and a [...]
Blood Donation Drive at N.A. Bangalore
New Acropolis India South in association with Bangalore Medical Services Trust and Rotary Bangalore - organized a blood donation camp at its main center premises in Indiranagar on Nov/21. In view of the tremendous shortage [...]
Dance and Beyond with Nehha Bhatnagar
On 27th November 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle organised an event titled, Dance and Beyond by Bharatnatyam dancer Nehha Bhatnagar. Nehha is a disciple of Padma Bhushan Dr. Saroja Vaidyanthan, under whose tutelage she learnt [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]