Wisdom of Confucius and Lao Tsu
On Saturday, 08th June 2019, New Acropolis Bangalore (Indiranagar) hosted a talk, titled ‘Two Chinese Masters : the Wisdom of Confucius and Lao Tsu‘ This talk explored a part of the philosophy from the land [...]
Interactive Presentation of Philosophy of Martial Arts
On Saturday, 8th June 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive Martial Arts session for Friends of New Acropolis and members. Presentation was partly inspired by a book by Fernand Schwarz (Director of New [...]
Exploring the Allegory of the Cave
New Acropolis (Main Centre) organized a talk on 1st June 2019 titled “Lessons from Plato’s Allegory of the Cave”. The talk investigated the role of what Plato speaks of as the Philosopher-Politician, the Idealist who [...]
Mechanical to Meaningful Life
On 1st of June, Saturday evening, New Acropolis (Pune branch) hosted a talk called ‘Mundane to Mindful living.’ The speaker used Zen stories to extract some practical lessons of how we could take charge on [...]
Commemorating 500 Years of Da Vinci
May 2019 marked the 500th year since the passing of Leonardo Da Vinci, widely regarded as a prime example of a Renaissance Man. It is evident that Da Vinci’s philosophical search extended across various faculties [...]
Talk on Transformation Through Education
To investigate how education might create lasting impact, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted a talk titled “Education for Real Change” on 18 May 2019. The lecture expanded on the etymological root of the word Education [...]
Talk on Freedom Through a Stoic Attitude
On Saturday 4th May 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled “Epictetus on Freedom”. Exploring the principles of Stoic philosophy, the talk suggested that we always have the freedom to choose how to respond to [...]
Presentation on True Value of Ancient Temples
On Saturday, 11th May 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Re-discovering Ancient Temples.” Various features of an ancient Egyptian temple were highlighted as examples of technical engineering genius, precise proportions and ratios [...]
Talk On Exploring The Arjuna Within Us
On the 11th of May 2019, over 40 Members and Friends of New Acropolis gathered for a talk by National Director Yaron Barzilay titled “Arjuna and I” at the Main Centre (Colaba). Speaking on the [...]
Tibetan Wall Art Workshop – Back by Popular Demand
In response to popular demand, the Art Products Department at New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a second Tibetan wall art workshop on 4th May 2019. Participants were guided to focus on harmony through the balanced [...]
Restoring Mangroves Because We Care
On the hot Saturday afternoon of 4th May 2019, 31 volunteers participated in a mangrove cleanup and restoration organized by New Acropolis (Main Centre) with support from BMC A Ward. Volunteers worked in two groups. [...]
Living beyond our boundaries
On Saturday 27th April 2019, New Acropolis (Bangalore, Jaynanagar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Living beyond our boundaries”. This event was special, for the speaker was the National Director of New Acropolis, South India. The [...]
Talk on Transforming Ourselves Through Change
Dealing with change can be difficult for many. But it is said that great things never come from comfort zones. On 27 April 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) organized a talk titled “Embracing Change” to [...]
Investigating Living Beyond Survival
On Saturday 20th April 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Don’t just Survive. Live!” The speaker explored the concept of a “meaningful life”, beyond mere survival, from a philosophical perspective with an [...]
A practical working session for members (Bangalore, India)
April 15, 2019 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Some of the members of the Indiranagar centre, participated in a practical working session. They volunteered split into two teams. One undertook the stock taking exercise [...]
Talk on the Value of Simplicity of Haiku Poetry
On Saturday 13th April 2019, Friends of New Acropolis hosted an interactive talk at the Colaba Centre titled “Wisdom in Simplicity: Exploring Japanese Haiku Poetry”. It was proposed that Haiku poetry, like many classical [...]
Talk On Facing Challenges Heroically
On Saturday 6th April 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘The Hercules Within Me .’ The discussion explored how the mythological Greek hero Hercules faced and overcame challenges. Through the session, the [...]
Exploring the Meaning of a Knight In Our Times
Most of us imagine Chivalry as a feature of Medieval Europe; knights in shining armour, riding their steeds. But to explore the concept of what it means to be a knight in our times, New [...]
Conference Resolution Published: Empowering Real Change – Leadership for a Better World
New Acropolis Cultural Organization publishes a Resolution based on the conference Empowering Real Change: Leadership for a Better World held on 15th December 2018 towards the celebration of 150 years of the birth of Gandhiji. The conference had 260 [...]
Talk on Doing Less and Being More
On Saturday 16th March 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘Human Being or Human Doing’. The talk explored the challenge of constant busyness as perhaps detrimental to our true development as human [...]
Exploring Harmony through Teachings of Confucius
On 16th of March 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Balance and Harmony: Confucius’ Teachings”. As a pillar of the Chinese philosophical tradition, the speaker highlighted Confucius’ teaching about the importance of [...]
Dhrupad Recital at New Acropolis
On 9th March 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted Chintan Upadhyay, an exponent of Dhrupad at a recital attended by over 60 guests comprising Friends of New Acropolis and members, titled “An Evening of Dhrupad, [...]
Exercising Freedom of Choice
New Acropolis (Pune Branch) held a talk called “Daring to Choose” on 2nd March 2019, at which the speaker investigated the idea of Freedom of Choice, as proposed by ancient philosophers. Using various practical examples, [...]
Bringing Nature’s Music to Life
On 2nd March 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk on “Listening to the Music of Nature”. The speaker explored the deep relationship between Music, Nature and Human Beings, observing that by distancing ourselves [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Solidarity Through Online Sessions During Lockdown
Although under confinement of our homes through the past 4 months, New Acropolis Cultural Organization (India) hosted a series of interactive online activities called “Philosophy in Corona Days”. Close to 60 sessions, each curated [...]
Living Life as an Everyday Hero
On Sunday, 14th June 2020, New Acropolis India conducted an online session titled 'Everyday Heroes' as a part of the 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series of online member activities. The talk used inspiring scenes from [...]
Appointment of the New International President
Carlos Adelantado Puchal, President of IONA On the occasion of the ordinary General Assembly of the International Organization New Acropolis, and in view of the resignation of the previous President, the appointment of [...]
Building Virtues to Deal with Conflicts
On Sunday, 7th June 2020, New Acropolis India conducted an online session titled 'Dealing with Conflicts'. The talk featured lessons from Sun Tzu’s book, The Art of War, drawing parallels between war and the challenges [...]
Building Immunity for a Healthy Life
On Thursday, 28th May 2020, New Acropolis India held an online session titled 'Building Immunity' as part of the 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series. The talk focused on the importance of developing inner resilience and [...]
Exploring Fraternity Through Ubuntu
On Tuesday, 26th May 2020, New Acropolis India conducted an online session titled 'Ubuntu - I Am Because We Are'. The session spoke about the interconnectedness and interdependence that exists in nature, and how [...]
Extracting Life Lesson’s from the Animal Kingdom
On Friday, 22nd May 2020, New Acropolis India conducted an online talk titled 'Life Lessons from the Animal Kingdom' as a part of its 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series. Using various examples from the [...]
Online Session On Practical First Aid Basics
On Saturday, 16th May 2020, New Acropolis India hosted an online session titled 'Basic First Response & First Aid Tips for the Home'. The session shed light on a number of household situations and [...]
Members Come Together to Express the Spirit of Fraternity
Online engagement activities continue to strengthen a sense of fraternity and togetherness as the 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series, curated by New Acropolis India, continued for another week. Activities in the past week included [...]