Being in the Present Moment: Lessons from Origami
Glimpses from our interactive session on learning to work with present moment through Origami, held in May. Just as a single sheet of paper can be transformed to something beautiful, with patience, perseverance and imagination, [...]
Daring to Be Authentic: Drawing Inspiration from Socrates
Socrates, renowned as one of the greatest philosophers of our times, continues to inspire us with his unwavering dedication to truth and his remarkable courage. Despite his humility, he fearlessly pursued a life of inquiry [...]
The Way of the Heart: Inspiration from ‘The Little Prince’
''And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry On 14th [...]
A workshop to understand & experience the principles of clowning for Healthcare
Igor Narovski, Artistic Director of Dr. Klauns, a Healthcare clowning organization in Latvia, Europe, facilitated a workshop for member volunteers of New Acropolis. In this interactive workshop participants were taken through immersive exercises to [...]
Marking International Mother Earth Day
New Acropolis India hosted four specially curated events marking International Mother Earth Day in Pune and Mumbai across the month of April. Through these events, nearly 200 participants had the opportunity to experience, interact [...]
Celebrating Mother Earth Day at New Acropolis Bangalore
The volunteers of New Acropolis, Bangalore organised two meaningful workshops to help the community pause & connect with the gifts of Nature this **Mother Earth Day**. A practical Composting Workshop organised in association with [...]
The New Acropolis International Yearbook 2023
Having completed 65 years of it’s founding, New Acropolis International Organization has continued to offer the path of practical Philosophy as away of life. Through it’s pillars of Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering, the organisation offers [...]
Life, the biggest adventure of All!
From the series “Memoirs of My Philosophical Journey” “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery Through this Talk [...]
Work With Clay Workshop
Members from New Acropolis Main Centre, Colaba, spent a happy, creative Sunday morning on 16th April 2023, learning to make handmade products in clay at the Clay and I studio in Charni Road, Mumbai. [...]
New Acropolis Pune Members Work With Nature At Manav Bustan
International Mother Earth Day has been celebrated globally on 22 April every year since its adoption in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly. Members of New Acropolis Pune Branch marked this event with a [...]
Welcoming Spring at New Acropolis Bangalore
"Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower." As Bangalore blossoms begin to warm the hearts reminding us of spring, the philosophers of New Acropolis India South got together to celebrate the [...]
The Heroic Path to Victory
Inspite of his Fears, the Hero fights with Courage for Victory - Delia Steinberg Guzmãn(Honorary International President of New Acropolis) New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk on Sunday, 2nd April 2023 discussing [...]
Paving the Path to Victory – The Heroic Way
“What distinguishes the hero from someone who has not yet become one is that the Hero rises above his fear.” – Delia Steinberg Guzmãn On 2nd April 2023, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a book [...]
Graduates of Living Philosophy 2022 at New Acropolis Bangalore
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Our students of Living Philosophy started their journey of Knowing Themselves by taking small steps & engaging in our very practical foundational course [...]
Architecture: Transforming the World Brick by Brick
The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted a studio visit and discussion with architect Sameep Padora on Friday, 31st March 2023. The conversation explored the philosophical values and principles which make his work not just [...]
Mangrove Clean Up Drive
On the 26th of March 2023, 30 volunteers participated in cleaning up the Mangrove habitat in the Colaba area. The clean up was in many ways an attempt to restore some balance inadvertently caused by [...]
Daily Life Lessons from The Buddha’s Teachings
On 26th March ’23, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled Paving the Path of Truth: Lessons from the Dhammapada. The speaker narrated the life story of Buddha as per tradition, and drew lessons for [...]
Discovering the Hero in Me
New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk on 25th March '23, titled Discovering The Hero Within : Lessons from Mythology. The speaker illustrated the fact that all myths have a truth that we [...]
Celebrating a Fraternity Evening to Welcome Spring
Over 90 members of New Acropolis Main Centre in Colaba got together on 14 March 2023 to welcome Spring. The new season is a time to mark the expression of renewal and revival, which [...]
Living our Purpose Through the Art of Concentration
New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk on 11th March titled The Art of Concentration: A Glimpse into Living Philosophy. The speaker illustrated how we could use concentration as a tool to help [...]
The Way of the Inner Warrior
On 11th March ’23, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled ‘Art of Inner Development: Lessons from Bushido’ Extracting lessons for daily life from the ‘Samurai’, the warrior class from medieval Japan, the speaker highlighted [...]
An Ancient Philosophy for a Happy Life
Can an ancient philosophy teach us how to deal with a modern life? New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk titled "A Stoic Guide to Happiness : A Glimpse into Living Philosophy" on [...]
A meaningful Sunday with #newacropoliscommunitreecircle
New Acropolis CommuniTree Volunteering Circle organised an energetic hands on workshop to experience living in harmony with nature. Families and individuals participated in our activities to connect with people and our environment. The workshop [...]
Painting in the Park with Purnima Sampat
‘Every child is an artiste. The problem is how to remain an artiste when we grow up’. - Picasso The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted “Everyone Can Paint”, a workshop in a garden in [...]
World Philosophy Day 2023 (Pune) – Theatre celebrating Victory of Light over Darkness
On 4th November 2023, New Acropolis Pune branch, marked World Philosophy day celebrations on the advent of Diwali, through a theatrical presentation titled 'Victory of Light over Darkness' at 'The Base’, a theatre in [...]
World Philosophy Day 2023 (Mumbai) – Panel Discussion on Philosophy’s Role in a Brighter World
New Acropolis Main Centre in Mumbai celebrated World Philosophy day at its Main Centre in Colaba, an event attended by over 80 people. Every year this day, first marked by UNESCO in 2002 is [...]
Balancing the Scales of Life: Exploration of the Way of the Heart
In the midst of complexities of modern existence, can an ancient Egyptian ritual known as the "Weighing of the Heart" serve as a source of inspiration for practical philosophy while also teaching us to [...]
Unlocking Inner Stability to Navigate Uncertainty
We live in a world that is marked by constant change and uncertainty and finding inner stability has become an essential pursuit. New Acropolis hosted a talk titled “ Discovering our Inner Stability” at Anokhi [...]
Practical Learnings From The Life of Socrates
Socrates, renowned as one of the greatest philosophers of our times, continues to inspire us with his dedication to search of truth and his remarkable courage. On Friday 13th October 2023, New Acropolis Pune Branch [...]
Embracing Mistakes: Transforming Within
Mistakes are an inevitable part of life, an intricate thread woven into our personal journeys. On 13th October 2023, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an evening of story telling, in an event titled "The [...]
Choosing Unity for a Better World
That which is not good for the swarm, neither is it good for the bee.” – Marcus Aurelius (Meditations) On Sunday, 08th October 2023, New Acropolis Pune hosted an evening of storytelling with the central [...]
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 [...]
Tagore’s Gitanjali, The Life Philosophy of a Noble laureate with Prof Ananda Lal
On 29th March 2021, Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis conducted an online session on RabindranathTagore’s Nobel Prize winning work Gitanjali, by Prof. Ananda Lal.Prof Ananda Lal completed his Phd from University of Illinois USA, [...]
Sacred Geometry : Understanding Nature’s Language
On the 13th of March 2021, Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis hosted an online talk on Sacred Geometry - an exploration of profound patterns found in art, architecture and nature by Adam Williamson. Adam Williamson is a skilled [...]
Searching for Beauty in the Everyday with Filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala
On February 27 2021 , Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis hosted photographer, film director, Padma Shri Sooni Taraporevala in a Tete a Tete. Quoting her everlasting hero, photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, “To me photography is [...]
Discovering History, a Living Legacy with Mini Menon
On 20th February 2021, the Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis India connected an online session titled “On History, a Living Legacy”, with Co-Founder and Editor of Live History India, Mini Menon. Mini Menon is [...]
Talk on Transcending the Grammar of Music with Singer Tara Kini
On 30th January 2021, the Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis, hosted Hindustani classical singer and educator Tara Kini at an event titled “Transcending the Grammar of Music” Through the talk Tara explained the framework [...]
An Authentic Life – In Conversation with Padma Shri Sudha Murthy
On 23rd January the Culture Circle, presented by New Acropolis India, hosted a conversation with Padma Shri, Sudha Murthy. Sudhaji shared her experience as a writer and how sensitivity and keen observation can help can [...]
Online talk on “How we Experience the World “
On December 19th Culture Circle hosted “How we experience the world”, a lively and interactive event with neuroscientist Shubha Tole. Dr. Tole is a neuroscientist and Dean of Graduate Studies at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai where her [...]
An Interactive Kathak Session with Seema Mehta
On 7th December, the Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis hosted an online dance session titled “Ta Thei-i : Embodying the union of the Earth with the Divine”, with Kathak dancer Seema Mehta. A [...]
Talk on Creating a Culture of Happiness
On 7th November 2020, the Culture Circle presented by New Acropolis, hosted an engaging one on one talk with Dr. Saamdu Chetri. Dr. Chetri was born in a cowshed in rural Bhutan and went on [...]
Workshop on The Mediative Power of Simple Drawings.
On 24 October 2020, The Culture Circle, presented by New Acropolis, hosted a online drawing workshop titled “ Breathe between the Lines”, by acclaimed sculptor Arzan Khambatta. An Architect by profession and sculptor by [...]
Talk on Design of Form in Traditional Indian Arts.
On 10th Oct, 2020 the Culture Circle, of New Acropolis, hosted an online session titled “From the Formless to the Form” by Miti Desai. Miti is a Classical dancer, designer and educator. Her journey started [...]
A Musical Evening with Rekha Bharadwaj
On the 26th Sept 2020, the Culture Circle New Acropolis hosted an online event entitled, “My Journey in Music: an evening with singer Rekha Bhardwaj”. Rekha, a classically trained, National Award winning artist, sang her favourite [...]
1000 Followers on New Acropolis Instagram Page
The Instagram page of New Acropolis India recently reached the 1,000 followers landmark. The vibrant page has clocked more than 375 posts; offering philosophical quotes for daily inspiration, updated news, featuring content from The Acropolitan Magazine, and promoting [...]
New Line of Decoupage Products
The Arts Products Department of New Acropolis Cultural Organisation in India has been busy working on preparing its newest collection of decoupage products during the days of the lockdown. Inspired by nature, volunteer members [...]
Video to Showcase New Acropolis Activities Around the Globe
International Organisation New Acropolis (IONA) releases its annual video to showcase activities conducted by each of its associate organizations in 2019, across 60 countries around the globe. IONA was founded in 1957 by Prof. Jorge [...]
Beautifying our School at Khar
On the weekend of 11th-12th January 2020, member volunteers of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) got together to beautify the vicinity of the building that houses the school premises. The activity served as an opportunity [...]
Bringing Stories Alive with Children from Angel Express
On Saturday, 15th February 2020, members and volunteers of New Acropolis (Main Center) conducted an activity titled "Bringing Stories Alive" with children in the age group of 8 to 14 years. This session was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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." ~ [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
Butterfly Effect – Volunteers help spread the word.
The Butterfly Effect is an participative art installation, presented as a part of our celebration for World Philosophy Day 2019. Over the days leading to the inauguration of the installation, many volunteers helped with [...]