Talk – the Buddha’s path to Happiness (July 2017)
On the evening of July 8th 2017, New Acropolis, Bangalore was the host for this interesting public talk. It revolved around understanding what is misery and what causes it. It emphasized on the practical [...]
Going Green – Tree Plantation at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
The best time to plant a tree was yesterday, the next best time is now”. – An old Chinese saying On a wet Sunday morning of 2nd July, over 60 volunteers consisting of members, [...]
Exploring Philosophy through Theatre
All the world’s a stage and all men and women are merely players who have different parts and acts – is a message from William Shakespeare’s work “As you like it” On 1st July 2017, [...]
Cleaning Mumbai’s Mangroves
On 18 June 2017, New Acropolis conducted a cleanup activity of the mangrove wetlands in the Colaba neighborhood of Mumbai with residents of the locality, associates and volunteers. The mangroves are in dire need [...]
Exploring our journey beyond death
It is said that death and taxes are two inevitable truth’s of life. But do we take the time to understand what death is, and therefore what it really means to live? To investigate the [...]
Tagore the Philosopher
New Acropolis main center at Colaba hosted a talk on 10th June, 2017 titled ” An Evening with Tagore”. Rabindranath Tagore is well known as a poet, writer, composer, artist and playwright, this evening explored [...]
World Environment Day Celebration
What better way to mark Environment day – Vanamahotsava – than to have a meaningful engagement with plants and children! Volunteers of New Acropolis, Bangalore conducted a hands-on educational workshop on 3rd June, 2017, [...]
The Colour Palette Around Us
“Colour is the place where our brain and the universe meet” said Paul Klee – a Swiss-German artist. On 27th May, 2017 New Acropolis Main centre at Colaba hosted a talk titled “Colour Psychology” to [...]
Unity in Diversity
Shared interests and similarities tend to bring people together. On the other hand our differences have a tendency to create prejudices and pre-conceived notions. On 13th May 2017, New Acropolis main centre at Colaba hosted [...]
Sensing Perceptively
We interact with life using our five basic senses. Anthroposophist Dr. Rudolf Steiner spoke of an additional seven senses to experience and understand the world around us in a better way. On 6th May 2017, [...]
Understanding Einstein The Philosopher
For many, the name of Albert Einstein is synonymous with the word genius. His life is as fascinating as his work and discovery. To investigate some of his life’s work, New Acropolis main centre at [...]
Art project
Students and Members of New Acropolis got together for an Art project to bring colour, beauty and values to the Government Kannada school at Murphy town [...]
A New Wall, A New Message- Spreading Generosity
A group of over 40 volunteers comprising of members of New Acropolis (Mumbai),and volunteers from UPS and KPMG spent the sunny weekend of 18th and 19th February 2017 beautifying a public wall in Colaba. [...]
New Acropolis at Kala Ghoda Art festival
New Acropolis participated in the Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2017. This event is one of Mumbai’s most popular community events, covering dance, music, theatre, cinema, and hand made arts & crafts. New Acropolis manned [...]
Workshop on the Philosophy of Ecology
New Acropolis main centre at Colaba hosted a seminar titled “The Philosophy of Ecology” on Sunday, 5th February 2017. The seminar commenced with a reflection on the current state of our planet with global [...]
Togetherness Trek to Lohagad
Members from New Acropolis (Main Centre and Khar Branch) decided to make use of a public holiday and set off to scale the historic Lohagad fort on 26 Jan 2017. It was an opportunity [...]
Restoring Truth
On 17 December 2016, volunteers from New Acropolis India North came together to repair the monsoon damage on a section of a public wall in Colaba that was beautified in May 2016. In a [...]
Trek to Karnala Fort
On the 11th December 2016, members of New Acropolis set off on a trek to the historic Karnala Fort situated in the middle of the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, just outside Mumbai. The trek started [...]
World Philosophy Day 2016
On the occasion of World Philosophy Day 2016, New Acropolis Bangalore in collaboration with Bangalore School of Music organised a Panel Discussion and individual sharing by different artists. The theme of the evening was “Philosophy [...]
Philosophy for Living – World Philosophy Day
To celebrate UNESCO World Philosophy Day, New Acropolis in Mumbai hosted a talk titled Philosophy for Living delivered by National Director, Yaron Barzilay, at the Indian Express Gallery, Nariman Point on 17 November 2016. Attended [...]
Philosophy and Music – Bridges to Harmony. Celebrating World Philosophy Day 2016.
Philosophy and Music – Bridges to Harmony “On the occasion of World Philosophy Day 2016, New Acropolis Bangalore in collaboration with Bangalore School of Music organised a Panel Discussion and individual sharing by different [...]
Autumn Bazaar
Members and Students of New Acropolis Bangalore donated items ranging from artifacts, books, clothes, kitchen appliances and some beautiful hand made creations. The Bazaar promoted the value of ecology, recycling and reuse. [...]
Living Philosophy students in action!
The students of ongoing Living Philosophy course planned and built an inspiring volunteering project to paint the space of ‘Seva in Action’, an NGO working for the differently-abled. [...]
New Members Seminar 2016
Over 45 members of New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba and Khar came together for a new members seminar, set amidst nature in the outskirts of Mumbai on 18 and 19 June 2016. Members [...]
Director of New Acropolis India Invited to Better Together Challenge in South Korea
National Director Mr. Yaron Barzilay (New Acropolis Cultural Organization) was invited as advisory member to the conference Better Together Challenge 2019 held in PyeongChang (South Korea) from 3rd to 5th October 2019. The gathering brought [...]
New Acropolis India Launches New Website!
New Acropolis India launches its newly designed website! Tune in to learn more about our pillars of Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering. You will find latest news and a calendar of opportunities to participate in upcoming [...]
Talk on Inspiration From Gandhiji in Our Everyday Life
On 5th October 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “The Pursuit of Truth – Gandhiji’s Inspiration” as part of the ongoing commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary. The interactive session emphasized [...]
Drawing Inspiration from Gandhiji on his 150th Anniversary
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a talk titled “Gandhi’s Lessons for Real Change”, on Wednesday 2nd October, 2019. The talk shed light on Gandhiji’s principles and ideals [...]
New Acropolis Celebrates Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary
In honour of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, New Acropolis India spearheads a global celebration of Gandhi’s philosophical legacy. This initiative started with Empowering Real Change: Leadership for a Better World, a full-day conference [...]
Talk on Symbolism of Fire
On Saturday, 28th September 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a public event titled Lighting the Inner Spark – Symbolism of Fire. The talk drew attention to the verticality and purifying quality of fire, used by various traditions to [...]
A web that we can untangle!
These photos are from a session of learning philosophy with practical exercise. Here we practiced how to communicate messages across to people. This is fundamental as building relationships and making the connect with many people [...]
Exploring Greek Mythology: Heroic Hercules
On Saturday 14th September 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled, ‘Hercules Today: The Birth of a Hero’. The speaker explored various concepts from Greek Mythology to suggest how they might still be [...]
Stoic Philosophy in the 21st Century
Drawing inspiration from Stoic Philosophers, New Acropolis (Main Center) organized a talk about the “Stoic Lessons for a Practical Life” on 7th September 2019. The Stoics emphasized the practice of virtues such as Truth, Justice, [...]
Understanding Inner Alchemy
On Saturday 7th September 2019, New Acropolis Pune branch conducted a talk titled ‘Alchemy – The Art of Transformation” by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis India. The lecture drew analogies between the legendary alchemical process [...]
Lecture on ‘Two Chinese: The Wisdom of Lao Tsu & Confuscious’
The talk explored ancient Chinese wisdom to draw inspiration as concrete tools that we can apply in our lives today. The focus was on the two renowned Philosophers from China, which is a land that [...]
Talk – Daring to Dream of a New and Better World
On 24th August 2019, New Acropolis (Main Center) organized a talk on ‘Daring to Dream of a New and Better World’ presented by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis India. The talk explored what it [...]