Working Together to beautify spaces.
This enthusiastic group got together, this past week, for some hands-on activities. Overall, it was a lovely evening of being and working together.The focus was to feel connected to the joys of Volunteering, active-work [...]
Spreading the Spirit of Fraternity at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020
On 19th January 2020, volunteer-members of New Acropolis India participated in the annual Tata Mumbai Marathon to demonstrate a spirit of fraternity and solidarity. The occasion was used to raise awareness of the school [...]
Relieving Anxiety through Philosophical Clarity
On Saturday 18th January 2020, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘From Anxiety to Clarity’. Through philosophy and humorous anecdotes, the speaker offered ideas to help deal with the fog of anxiety in a [...]
Volunteers beautify the space at Vidyaranya.
To beautify the living spaces, volunteers from New Acropolis (India) visited Vidyaranya. This is a school & home meant to provide a better life for children from families of difficult socio-economic background. We all [...]
Cultivating Mindfulness through Concentration
On 18th January 2020, New Acropolis (Main Center) hosted a talk titled “The Art of Concentration” by National Director of New Acropolis India, Mr. Yaron Barzilay, attended by over 50 members and guests. The talk [...]
New Acropolis Features in the Indian Express
On 17th January 2020, the efforts of New Acropolis India and its associate organizations worldwide were featured by Indian Express, a leading Indian Daily. The article highlighted the 200+ events held across 37 countries worldwide, [...]
Talk on Leadership by Example
On Saturday, 11th January 2020, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled "Becoming a True Leader" to explore the importance of leadership in our world, and the necessary attributes required of a real leader [...]
Experiencing the Essence of Kathak
On Saturday, 11th January 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a performance and talk on a classical Indian dance form by Gauri Sharma Tripathi titled ‘The Essence of Kathak’. Gauri presented the history [...]
Learning to Work with New Year Resolutions
On 4th January 2020, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted a talk 'New Year Resolutions and the Art of Commitment'. The lecture spoke of the importance of cycles and the New Year as an example of [...]
From Marcus Aurelius to our daily lives
On Saturday 4th January 2020, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled 'Stoic lessons from Marcus Aurelius - Philosophy for Daily Life'. Delivered by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis India, the talk [...]
The Acropolitan Magazine Latest Issue Released
With the advent of a New Year, New Acropolis is delighted to announce the release of the latest issue of the Acropolitan Magazine. We hope this issue inspires you in 2020. Wishing all our readers [...]
Imbibing Insights from The Little Prince
On Saturday 21st December 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘Take a Voyage with The Little Prince.’ Authored by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , this book offers nuggets of wisdom from the child-like [...]
Making planters with children: new life and growth!
Making planters with children: new life and growth! "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~ [...]
Tracing the Footsteps of Wonder Women
On 15th December 2019, the Culture Circle, presented by New Acropolis, hosted a heritage walk titled ‘Wonder Women’ showcasing the trail blazing women of Mumbai in the 19th and early 20th centuries, who forged their own paths in the [...]
Know Thyself seminar. Dec 2019.
Students of the Living Philosophy course participated enthusiastically - in a beautiful 'Know Thyself' seminar. It was held this Saturday (14th Dec 2019). The many sessions were weaved together as food for thought. The [...]
Exploring The Meaning of True Freedom
On Saturday, 14th December 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a lecture titled 'The Freedom To Be'. The talk spoke of true freedom as the ability to maintain inner stability; to direct, rather than be [...]
Talk on Encountering the Self
On 14th December 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Forget yourself, to Know Yourself”. Using a comparative approach, the presentation shed light on key principles from various ancient civilizations to investigate what [...]
Mandala Painting Workshop
On the 30th November 2019, the Art Products Department of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a Mandala painting workshop. Participants spent the morning learning about the symbolism of the Mandala and went on to [...]
Exploring the Mystery of the Mayans
On 30th November 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) held a talk titled 'Mystery of the Mayans', shedding light on a few philosophical aspects of the ancient Mayan civilization. Using examples from their Architecture, Mythology and [...]
Talk on the Value of Facing Challenges
On 30th November 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled, ‘Challenges: Problems or Opportunities?” The speaker shared that ultimately, facing a challenge requires the right attitude. A person trapped in the mentality of [...]
Celebrating World Philosophy Day with Tagore’s Timeless Wisdom
New Acropolis (Pune Branch) marked World Philosophy Day on 23rd November 2019 with a talk titled 'Tagore, the Poet Philosopher’. Through excerpts from Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry, the speaker explored the themes of harmony, unity and [...]
World Philosophy Day 2019 – Celebrating the Continuing Relevance of Stoic Philosophy
On Thursday, 21st November 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) marked World Philosophy Day 2019 with the release of a new book titled “Above ALL, BE GOOD: A Stoic Guide to Happiness,” authored by Mr. [...]
Nurturing Mangroves and Young Minds
On Saturday, 16th November 2019, 80 Volunteers comprising members of New Acropolis (Main Centre) and students of B D Somani School (Cuffe Parade, Mumbai) conducted a Mangrove Cleaning and Restoration Drive with the support of BMC (A Ward) [...]
We celebrated World Philosophy Day 2019.
New Acropolis (India) celebrated 'International Day of Philosophy 2019' in partnership with Sublime Galleria at Art Bengaluru festival 2019. The photos are from the Talk - 'The Art of Observation' on Saturday 16th [...]
Education for Transformation with Prof T.S. Powdyel
On August 28th 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an event with Prof. Thakur S. Powdyel, the former Education Minister of Bhutan, who spoke on Education, The Noble Sector. Through the talk he shared the [...]
Daring to Choose
How do we make truly meaningful choices? Many of us face situations in our life where we need to make a choice. On 25th August’21, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online interactive talk titled [...]
Diamond Path to Transforming the Heart
The Diamond, is a very precious gem, not only in terms of value, but also as a metaphor to the magic hidden in its symbolism. To explore this, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an online [...]
Exploring Karma, Destiny & Free Will
On 14th August 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online interactive talk titled Karma, Destiny & Free Will followed by a Q&A session. The speaker investigated each of these concepts and used real life examples [...]
A Meaningful Life – The Stoic Way
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be One" - Marcus Aurelius All of us inherently want to be good and happy, but how can we strive towards this and make [...]
Making the Mind our Best Friend
On 13 July 2021, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a talk titled The Mind our Best Friend or Worst Enemy ? The panelists shared how our mind often creates obstacles that we struggle to overcome [...]
Talk on Turning Intention into Action
On Saturday 10th July 2021, New Acropolis Main Centre conducted an online session titled Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve… Turning Intention into Action. The talk explored the gap between transforming our intentions into actions and explored how [...]
Lessons from the Myth of Hercules
On 3rd July 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online interactive talk titled The Hercules within Me. The speaker explored the journey of the Greek mythical hero Hercules who courageously surpassed various trials that [...]
Finding our Purpose through Plato’s Timeless Classic
On Saturday 26th June 2021, New Acropolis Main Centre conducted a talk titled The Search for Purpose: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. The speaker shared how the allegory symbolically represents our enchainment to the world [...]
In Conversation with Author Bhavna Roy on Dharma
On 19th June 2021, New Acropolis main centre organized an intimate discussion on Dharma the newly released book co - authored by Bhavna Roy. Bhavna is an avid storyteller, author and member of New Acropolis. She [...]
Inner Path Towards Clarity
On 12th Jun’21, New Acropolis Pune Branch organised an interactive online talk on The Art of Inner Development Based on the teachings of the eight-fold path of Buddhism, the speakers suggested that applying those teachings [...]
Renaissance: Here and Now!
On 5th June 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch organised an online event titled Revival of the Renaissance. The talk took inspiration from the Renaissance movement that originated in Europe between 14th and 16th century. [...]