Celebrations to Embrace the Wisdom of Autumn
On 18 September 2023, members of New Acropolis came together to joyously celebrate an evening of togetherness on the onset of the Autumn Equinox. The Equinox marks a pivotal moment in the natural world [...]
New Acropolis Facilitates Water Conservation in Rural Maharashtra
Upon beginning the work towards the development of Manav Bustan at Tamhane Tarfe Goregaon (Mangaon Taluka, Raigad District) in August 2021, New Acropolis Cultural Organization sought to find a solution to the grave water [...]
Unveiling the Self : A Journey of Body, Mind, Soul
In a world where our self-identity is often tied to external factors, a workshop titled Who Am I: Body, Mind or Soul? was hosted by New Acropolis Main Centre on 16 September 2023, to [...]
Conquering Fear with Courage
Fear is a common presence in our lives, often acting as a barrier that hinders our progress and decision-making abilities. On September 16, 2023, the New Acropolis Pune branch organized a talk titled 'Overcoming Fear [...]
Exploring Kahlil Gibran’s Timeless Wisdom
Over a century ago, Kahlil Gibran, a poet, painter and philosopher, left us with timeless wisdom through his writings. His emblematic works encourage us to introspect and understand ourselves better. It makes one yearn to [...]
The Quest for Happiness
The quest for a lasting manifestation of happiness, one that transcends the volatile realms of our ever-shifting emotions and psychology, has consistently endured as an ongoing exploration. On 26 August 2023, New Acropolis main centre [...]
Delia Steinberg Guzmán, Honorary President of New Acropolis, dies in Spain
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Delia Steinberg Guzmán, who was President of the International Organization New Acropolis for twenty-nine years, then Honorary President following the appointment of the current [...]
Exploring the World of Warli Art with Avanti Kulkarni
Placing a strong emphasis on culture, the Pune branch of New Acropolis, welcomed Avanti Kulkarni for a "Warli Art Workshop" on August 13, 2023. Avanti is a voice over artist, and a renowned Warli [...]
Exploring the Path to Inner Freedom
On 12 August 2023, New Acropolis Main centre hosted a talk "Freedom to Be Yourself," delving into the concept of true freedom and the ability to remain authentic despite external circumstances. The Speakers examined the [...]
Preserving India’s Artisanal Heritage: Celebrating Craft, Culture and Vision
On August 11th, 2023, the New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted a special event at The Chanakya School of Craft, Lower Parel, centred on "Preserving India's Artisanal Heritage". Karishma Swali, the creative director, shared her [...]
Get to Know Colaba’s Mangroves: Introductory Lecture & Inaugural Plantation
Members of New Acropolis together with volunteers came together on 6 August 2023, to celebrate the International Day for Conservation of Mangroves through a planting event at the Colaba Mangroves. This initiative, building upon [...]
Learning to Imagine
On 5th August 2023, New Acropolis Pune hosted an interactive talk titled "Art of Imagination – To turn Challenges to Opportunities ". The speaker investigated the idea of imagination by discussing some key historical examples [...]
Celebrations to Mark 66th Anniversary of International Organisation New Acropolis
Week long celebrations were held in the Mumbai and Pune branches to mark the 66th anniversary on 15th July 2023, of International Organisation New Acropolis. Founded in Argentina by Prof. Jorge Angel Livraga Rizzi [...]
Finding Our Inner Balance
In an increasingly fast-paced and chaotic world, we can perhaps turn to ancient wisdom for guidance in finding inner harmony and balance. New Acropolis main centre hosted a talk titled “Finding my Balance : [...]
Egyptian Key to a Meaningful Life
On Sunday 2nd July 2023, Pune Branch had the opportunity to host the National Director of New Acropolis - Yaron Barzilay, for a talk titled "Weighing of the Heart – Egyptian Key to a Meaningful [...]
A Guided Forest Walk in the Sahyadri Foothills
On 2nd July 2023, a group of 25 Members of New Acropolis with friends and family travelled together to Deopada Village, 25kms away from Karjat, a Suburb of Mumbai. The area is situated in [...]
Welcoming Summer at Vajrabhumi
The sun's impact on our lives is unparalleled, as an indispensable source of light, warmth, and sustenance. It acts as a nurturing force, enabling life on earth and energizing ecosystems. The summer solstice presents [...]
Discovering the Musician in Ourselves
In a world brimming with distractions and constant demands, the pursuit of art, beauty and music can be a transformative pathway towards our personal growth. Embracing this philosophy, New Acropolis main centre in Colaba hosted [...]
Cultural Evening To Celebrate Summer Solstice
Over 80 members of New Acropolis main centre celebrated the Summer Solstice with cultural celebrations at Mukesh Mills in Colaba on 20 June. Members put together a diverse array of performances and activities to [...]
Musical Evening at New Acropolis, Bangalore
Music touches our souls by transcending the barriers of language and culture. The power of music to evoke emotions, inspire contemplation, and convey profound truths has been acknowledged by philosophers throughout history. Following Plato’s [...]
Practical Lessons from ‘ Kybalion’
On 11th June 2023, New Acropolis Pune hosted an interactive talk titled "My Role in the Universe – Lessons from Kybalion”. This was the third and last event in the “Glimpse into Living Philosophy Course” [...]
The Leader in You: Styles of Leadership
Glimpses from our talk on Styles of Leadership. This interactive session related to topics like individual and shared leadership, feminine and masculine leadership, authentic leadership and more. Participants got to experience practically the nuances that [...]
Vibrant Cultural Event Celebrates Human Values and Diversity
On June 10th, in a colourful and harmonious display of unity in diversity, The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted over 160 guests in an event titled “Human Values Through Culture” - a cultural evening [...]
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 [...]
Taking Inspiration from Nature to observe a Deeper Dimension of Life
On 24 February 2024, New Acropolis main center in Colaba hosted a Public talk and Workshop on diving into how we can take Lessons from Nature on learning to look at life in a [...]
Pune Branch has a new address
On 23rd February 2024, New Acropolis Pune Branch inaugurated their new home at in Koregaon Park. This move is a clear reflection of the enthusiasm of the members of the branch and the encouraging participation [...]
The Poetic Path to Unraveling Life’s Beauty
On 10 February 2024, New Acropolis main center in Colaba hosted an evening of Philosophy and Poetry to delve deeper into the profound connections between poetry, life, and the pursuit of beauty in an [...]
Putting Philosophy into Practice
On 10th February 2024, the New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled "Practical Philosophy – Lessons from Marcus Aurelius”. The talk explored a renewed interest in Stoic philosophy which started with a brief [...]
Finding Inner Balance in our Everyday Lives
In an increasingly fast-paced and chaotic world, we can perhaps turn to ancient wisdom for guidance in finding inner harmony and balance. On 3rd February 2024, the New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk [...]
Traveling Beyond Explorations with New Acropolis: Egypt
A group of 32 members and friends of New Acropolis embarked on an exploration of Ancient Egypt as a part of the pilot of a new initiative by New Acropolis called "Traveling Beyond" Explorations. [...]
Exploring the Language of Symbols
On 27 January 2024, New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba hosted an evening to explore the language of symbols through a talk titled “Decoding Symbols: The Language of Life”. The [...]
Taking Philosophy to the Streets
In a city that never sleeps, where the rhythm of life often drowns out the nuances around us, volunteers from New Acropolis Mumbai are set to unveil a thought-provoking initiative at the Maha Mumbai [...]
Stoic Wisdom for Happy Living
On 2nd December 2023, New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba organized a talk titled "Living the Good Life: Stoic Lessons for Today." The event explored the renewed interest in Stoic philosophy in our times [...]
Learning the path of concentration
Amidst the constant interruptions in our daily lives, the need to harness ‘Concentration’ as a valuable tool continues to grow. On 1st December 2023, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted a talk and book [...]
Interview on Practicality of Philosophy: Radio interview on Fever 94.3 FM Pune
A week before the World Philosophy Day event in Pune called ‘ Victory of Light over Darkness’ , RJ Tarun from Radio Fever 94.3 FM hosted Shraddha Shetty – the branch manager of New [...]
Unveiling Myths : Navigating Life’s Maze
On 17th November 2023, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk titled “Finding a Way out of the Maze – Lessons from Mythology”. The speaker spoke about the idea that all mythologies have symbolic meaning [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Lifetime in Architecture with Padma Bhushan B.V. Doshi.
On 30th October 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted Padma Bhushan Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, sharing his life experiences in a talk titled A Lifetime of Architecture. Charting out his early years of learning and practice in [...]
Musical Evening with Rasika Shekar
On 18th September 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an online event An Evening of Music with classical singer and flautist, Rasika Shekar. Rasika impressed the audience with her versatility, performing a mix of classical [...]
Exploring the Yoga Sutras with Raghu Ananthanarayanan
On 24th July 2021 The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an online talk on the Yoga Sutras of sage Patanjali by Raghu Ananthanarayanan. He clarified how yoga, often misinterpreted in modern times, is much beyond [...]
Exploring the Wisdom of Vaastu with Sashikala Ananth
On 22nd May 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an online session titled the “Wisdom of Vaastu with Sashikala Ananth”. The talk demystified concepts around this ancient science form and its main principles. Using various [...]
Sufi Music: A Bridge To The Divine
On the 17th of April 2021, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an evening of Sufi music (online) with singer Radhika Sood Nayak. A disciple of Shri Dayal Thakur, Radhika’s romance with Sufi music began with [...]
The Joy of Classical Music with Pianist Fali Pavri
On 3rd April 2021, The Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis, hosted a musical evening with Pianist Fali Pavri. Fali is Associate Head of Keyboard and Professor of Piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland [...]
New Acropolis recognised for its Plateful of Love Initiative.
SuRc, a clothing brand promoting zero wastage garment manufacturing , recently planted 1000 saplings to celebrate World Environment Day, in the name of Covid Warriors as a gesture of gratitude for making a difference to [...]
A Plateful of Love Initiative
The Plateful of Love initiative launched by New Acropolis during the second wave of the pandemic, was aimed at lending a helping hand to those affected by Covid and not able to have simple home cooked [...]
Celebrating Earth Day 2021 with Home Ecology Seminar
On 25th April 2021, volunteers of New Acropolis India (Main Centre) hosted an online Home Ecology Seminar to mark the occasion of Earth Day 2021. The event was attended by 70 participants. The talk and [...]
The Joy of Volunteering
‘Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.’ – Dalai Lama Philosopher-volunteers at New Acropolis Pune branch participated in a volunteering session called 'Philosophy in Action' on Sunday 7th March, with [...]
Sow a Seed of Virtue Today
On a busy evening, at a corner of MG road on 1 March 2021, having maintained all safety protocols, Volunteers of New Acropolis Pune Branch participated in an interactive activity with the ' Wheel of [...]
Going Green – Beautifying our Colaba Centre !
On Saturday 6 February 2021, volunteers from New Acropolis (Main Centre) got together to overhaul and replenish the garden bed surrounding the building premises hosting the school. Volunteers had fun changing the soil, mixing [...]
New Acropolis Volunteers Conduct Clean-Up at Shantivan Garden
On 10th January 2021, Volunteers of New Acropolis Mumbai conducted a clean-up activity at Shantivan Garden, Malabar Hill. Volunteers cleared organic waste accumulated after the monsoons, also using the activity as an opportunity to [...]
Volunteering with Ladies of Bapnughar Shelterhome
On 18th December 2020, Volunteers of New Acropolis Main Centre conducted an online activity with Bap-nu-ghar, a shelter home for women. The event facilitated reflections and heart to heart conversations between the women and volunteers [...]
Celebrating the Spirit of Volunteering with Caregivers of Aaji Care
On 29th October 2020, Volunteers of New Acropolis Main Centre conducted an online activity with caregivers of Aaji Care, a medical care centre for the elderly, with the goal of celebrating the indomitable spirit of [...]
Volunteering Activity on Being the Daily Hero
On 23rd August, 2020 Volunteers of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted an online activity in collaboration with NGO Kshitij for developmentally challenged adults titled Hum Mein Hai Hero (literally translated as "There is a [...]
Solidarity with our Senior Citizens
On 31st July 2020, Volunteers of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted an online activity with an Old Age Home, BHN Pro Age India (Juhu). The event was titled “Zindagi: Ek Suhana Safar”, literally translated as [...]
Tips for Self Defence Preparedness
On Monday, 25th May 2020, New Acropolis India conducted an online session titled 'Self Defence - Tips and Preparation'. The session explained various dimensions of self defence, showcasing that mental preparedness and stability were [...]