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 [...]
Exploring Nature’s Geometry with Children
On 2nd March 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre), in partnership with NGO Angel Express Foundation, organized an activity titled “Geometry in Nature”, for a group of children between the ages of 10-14 years. The event [...]
Yet another Mangrove Cleanup!
New Acropolis (Khar Branch) organised a mangrove cleaning activity at Carter Road (Bandra) on the morning of Sunday, 24th February 2019. With ongoing support from the BMC H Ward, the team of Acropolitan Volunteers was [...]
Cultivating Contentment- The Stoic Way
Human desire is often said to be like a well that never fills; we always want more. But what if it is possible to choose to be content? To explore this subject, New Acropolis (Main [...]
Inaugural talk at Jayanagar branch of New Acropolis
A special occasion for New Acropolis – South India, as the Jayanagar branch opened it’s doors to the people of Bangalore. Over 30 people attended the talk on the important topic of The Art [...]
Keeping it Simple
On 9th February 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a public lecture titled “Seeking Simplicity”. Using various examples from day-to-day life, the speaker demonstrated that circumstances and situations often only appear complicated due to our [...]
Inspiring Young Minds
On February 9th, ladies of New Acropolis, Mumbai held an activity with girls between the ages of 12-14 years in partnership with Angel Xpress Foundation, an NGO that works with BMC school children on after [...]
Living with Deeper Concentration
On Saturday, 2nd February 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk on the topic of “The Art of Concentration”, which addressed the challenge of how to develop concentration in a world full of distractions [...]
Life – A delicate Balance
On Saturday, 2nd Feb. 2019, New Acropolis(Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘Life – A delicate balance’. The speaker used various practical examples to emphasize the importance of defining a relatively stable center in our [...]
In Conversation with Amish Tripathi
On 2nd February 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive session with author Amish Tripathi for the circle of Friends of New Acropolis, Members and Students. Through the Q&A, Amish explained the reason [...]
Taking inspiration from the Tree of Life
On 2nd February 2019, the Social Solidarity Department of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) led a volunteering activity called “Tree of Life” with 7th grade students of the Pali-Chimbai Municipal School in Bandra (Mumbai). Through imagination [...]
Life’s Lessons from Zen stories
Over several centuries, Zen Masters have used short stories and allegories to foster contemplation amongst their disciples. New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted a talk on 26th January 2019, titled “Zen Lessons for 2019” to explore [...]
Celebrating Republic day as active citizens
On the occasion of Republic Day (26 January 2019), a group of volunteers from New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a clean-up drive at BPT Garden, Colaba. The activity began with a brief speech about the [...]
Khar Branch visits Elephanta
On the 20th January 2019, members of New Acropolis (Khar Branch), with a few guests, set off on a cultural excursion to Elephanta, across the Mumbai harbor. The site is home to ancient rock cut [...]
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 [...]
Being a Stoic in our Times
On Monday, 11th May 2020, New Acropolis (Main Center) conducted an interactive online session titled 'A Daily Stoic' for members and Circle of Friends of New Acropolis. The talk showcased Stoic philosophy and its practicality, [...]
Series of Online Member Activities Continues
New Acropolis India's 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series of online engagement activities continues for members and friends of the Culture Circle. Through the last week, the calendar included informative and practical sessions on meditative art, yoga, singing, [...]
International Video Collaboration Promoting Solidarity and Hope
Members across the globe of International Organization New Acropolis managed to collaborate in order to produce a video message to spread the sentiment of unity, despite the technical challenges that arise from the global lockdown. [...]
Practice of Concentration Through Meditative Art
On Monday, 20th April 2020, as a part of the 'Philosophy During Corona Days' series, New Acropolis (Main Center) hosted an online session on 'Meditative Art'. The goal of the activity was to practice [...]
Special Message from National Director
National Director of New Acropolis Cultural Organization (India), Mr. Yaron Barzilay, shared a special message in the April 2020 issue of The Acropolitan Magazine. In this message Yaron proposes how we could each use the [...]
New Acropolis Releases Int’l Yearbook 2020
International Organisation New Acropolis (IONA) releases its Yearbook 2020 showcasing activities held in over 60 countries around the world. For the past 62 years, IONA has been working to make philosophy practical in everyday life; [...]
Publication on Global Initiative Celebrating 150 Years of Gandhi
New Acropolis Cultural Organisation in India recently launched a global publication highlighting 199 events organised across 130 cities in 37 countries as part of a global initiative honouring Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. This initiative [...]