Volunteering for a Better World
Many of us want to bring about a change and make the world around us better. But what does this take ? New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk on 29th October 2022 [...]
A meaningful Sunday with newacropolis communitree circle
Nothing in nature exists in isolation. The movement of life, which originates in the sun, takes place because everything is interconnected and interdependent. Living consciously means being aware of the unity of humans and [...]
Building our Center Through Mandala Art
On Sunday 9th October '22, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk and Mandala making workshop, based on the theme of ‘Centering Yourself: Lessons from Mandala.’ Addressing an enthusiastic house, the speaker introduced the concept [...]
Musical Evening Commemorating Gandhiji with Singer Radhika Sood
“Krodh na Chhoda, Jhooth na chhoda, Satyavachan kyon chhod diya?” “You didn’t leave anger nor lies, why did you leave the path of truth ?” - Poet Khaalas from Gandhiji’s Ashram Bhajnaavali On 9th October [...]
The Quest for Purpose
Not knowing what it is all about, we usually look to someone else to tell us about the purpose of life. But can we discover it ourselves ? New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive [...]
Our Role in Forming Society
On Saturday 24th September, 2022, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk titled Forming a Better Society: Inspiration from Plato. Drawing on the ancient Greek philosopher’s insights that are relevant even today, the speaker focused [...]
Fraternity Evening at New Acropolis Pune Branch
The members of New Acropolis Pune branch came together on Monday 19th September, to celebrate the spirit of fraternity through songs and skits meant to inspire philosophical values for daily life. Theatre centered around [...]
Overpowering Inner Dragons
What could our inner dragons be and how can we overpower them? This was the theme explored in the talk ‘Slaying your inner dragons: lessons from mythology’, hosted by New Acropolis Pune Branch on Saturday [...]
Sowing Seeds of Virtue
On Sunday, 4th September 2022, volunteers from New Acropolis Pune conducted a street engagement at Kalakar Katta on Fergusson College road. Dressed as warrior-philosophers of peace, the members held up a banner with the [...]
Basic life-saving skills Training @ New Acropolis Bangalore
Another meaningful Sunday at New Acropolis South India..... We organised a 'Basic life-saving skills - Training in CPR, AED and First Aid' at our centre in collaboration with Nightingale's Medical Trust… It was a [...]
Developing the Art of Concentration
In a world full of distractions, developing concentration is perhaps something we have all struggled with. On 3rd September 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a talk titled Art of Concentration: Learning to Live Fully [...]
Interview with Delia Steinberg Guzmán, Honorary President of New Acropolis
Following the interview with its current President, Carlos Adelantado Puchal, International Organisation New Acropolis (IONA) presents an interview with its Honorary President Delia Steinberg Guzmán who led the IONA for over twenty five [...]
Finding Meaning Through Art: Creating Mandalas
“Each person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our [...]
Being a Modern-Day Samurai
The Bushido or Way of the Warrior is said to continue to echo in Japanese culture even after many centuries. On 12th August 2022 , New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk titled Samurai [...]
Daring to Live as a Knight in the 21st Century
On Friday August 5th, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted an interactive talk titled Being a Knight in the 21st Century. The speakers explored the virtues that knights in medieval times are known to have lived [...]
New Acropolis Organises Blood Donation Drive
New Acropolis Main Centre organized a Blood Donation drive on 31 July 2022, in response to the shortage of blood being faced by Masina Hospital at Byculla Mumbai. In the true spirit of Volunteering, [...]
Living Adventurously – The Warrior Gentleman’s Way
On 30th July 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk titled "The Warrior-Gentleman’s Search for Success”. The talk was the second in the Live Adventurously series where the speaker illustrated how we have [...]
Facing Uncertainty with Stability
On a Sunday evening, 24th July, 2022, Pune Branch, had the opportunity to host the National Director of New Acropolis, Yaron Barzilay, for a talk titled Navigating challenges the Stoic Way. The speaker shared a [...]
Artist, Dreamer, Warrior – Different Paths for Living Philosophy
On 23 July 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk titled Artist, Dreamer, Warrior- Creating and Impact in our world Today, the first, in the "Live Adventurously" series of talks. The speaker illustrated [...]
Namma Culture Circle-New Acropolis Bangalore
Namma Culture Circle is an initiative that explores how culture in its various expressions can inspire and enable us to connect to Beauty, Goodness, Justice and Truth as universal human values. It brings [...]
International Organisation New Acropolis Celebrates 65 years
International Organisation New Acropolis (IONA) celebrated its 65th Anniversary on 15th July 2022. Activities were held across the Main Centre in Colaba and Pune Branch to mark the occasion with members putting on performances [...]
Creating an Impact
On 9th July 2022, Pune branch of New Acropolis held a talk titled Artist, Dreamer, Warrior: Creating an Impact in our World Today. The speaker explored how we could bring beauty and harmony into our [...]
Striving for Balance & Harmony
New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled ‘Balance and Harmony: Lessons from Confucius’ on Saturday 25th June, 2022. The speaker explored the depth of some of his key quotes, by investigating Confucius’ Analects and shared [...]
Discovering the Art of Sculpture with Arzan Khambatta
On Friday, 24th June 2022, The New Acropolis Culture Circle organised a unique outdoor event- "Insights into Sculpting" - a visit to the art studio of renowned sculptor, Arzan Khambatta. Arzan has been practising [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Inspiration from Sacred Architecture
Is there more to life than meets the eye ? New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba held a public lecture on 11th February 2023 titled "Principles of Life through Sacred Architecture”. Architecture in Egypt has [...]
Living Authentically, the Socratic way
''The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates On Saturday 11th February 2023, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an interactive talk titled “Dare to be Authentic: Lessons from Socrates”. The speaker used anecdotes from [...]
Member Reflections on Books We Love
On Friday, 1st May 2020, as a part of the 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series, The Culture Circle of New Acropolis India and Nalanda Library Department hosted an online activity titled 'Books We Love'. [...]
Member Activities During Corona Days
During the weeks of the lockdown in April 2020, New Acropolis India hosted a series of online engagement activities for members and Friends of New Acropolis titled ‘Philosophy in Corona Days’. The activities were [...]
A cultural get-together at the Jayanagar branch of New Acropolis (India)
A cultural get-together at the Jayanagar branch of New Acropolis (India). An evening of getting to know each other through our roots, and a beautiful sitar performance! [...]
Ayurveda – a Philosophical Approach
On Saturday, 22nd February 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a lecture titled "Ayurveda - A Philosophical Approach" by Prof. Ushma Williams. The speaker explained that the word Ayurveda is derived from the [...]
New Acropolis celebrated its 11th anniversary, with Alice!
New Acropolis (at Bangalore) celebrated its 11th anniversary. And what a fun party it was! The theme was based on Alice’s Wonderland and the setting inspired by the mad tea party. Everything was vibrant, [...]
Experiencing the Essence of Kathak
On Saturday, 11th January 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a performance and talk on a classical Indian dance form by Gauri Sharma Tripathi titled ‘The Essence of Kathak’. Gauri presented the history [...]
Tracing the Footsteps of Wonder Women
On 15th December 2019, the Culture Circle, presented by New Acropolis, hosted a heritage walk titled ‘Wonder Women’ showcasing the trail blazing women of Mumbai in the 19th and early 20th centuries, who forged their own paths in the [...]
Mandala Painting Workshop
On the 30th November 2019, the Art Products Department of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a Mandala painting workshop. Participants spent the morning learning about the symbolism of the Mandala and went on to [...]
Join the Butterfly Effect @ Art Bengaluru 2019
The Butterfly Effect is an interactive art installation, presented as a part of our celebration for World Philosophy Day 2019. It welcomes the audience from being passive observers, to be active contributors in building [...]
Learning Through Observation
On 12th October 2019, Culture Circle, presented by New Acropolis, hosted an interactive workshop at the Main Centre titled 'The Art of Observation'. Using the medium of photography, the speaker guided the participants through [...]
Chords of Philosophy Through Music
New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a cultural event ‘Music & Life – An Inward Journey’ on Saturday, 20th October 2019, a Hindustani classical music recital by Kashmira Joshi Sarnobat, who has been singing and playing the tabla since the age of 7. [...]
Arjuna experiential weekend retreat
The recent Arjuna Retreat at New Acropolis was a wonderful opportunity to experience 'Philosophy in Action' ! Through practical sessions of reflection, exercises and group dialogues the participants explored themes of Leadership, Identity, Inner [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New Acropolis at Mumbai Marathon 2019
On 20th January 2019, Members of New Acropolis (Main Centre) and few enthusiastic supporters participated in the Dream Run at the Tata Mumbai Marathon. An annual event, the Mumbai Marathon sees young and old [...]
Helping our Mangroves Thrive
On Sunday, 13th January 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) continued the ongoing project of cleaning Mumbai’s mangroves at Carter Road (Bandra), with a team of volunteers comprising members and their friends, as well as [...]
IONA with the graduating fellows of ‘Lead like a Girl’ fellowship by Shenomics
On 8th December 2018, one of the teachers at New Acropolis presented to a group of motivated young women completing the Lead like a Girl fellowship BY Shenomics, thereby graduating into fine young leaders in [...]
Discovering Heroic Qualities
On 8th December 2018, the Social Solidarity Department of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) conducted an activity titled “Heroism” in collaboration with Angel Express, an NGO that works with underprivileged children. The goal of the [...]
Keeping Hope Alive
On 18 November 2018 , 32 volunteers comprising of members of New Acropolis (Main Centre), friends and citizens of Colaba area, with the support of BMC (A ward) came together to repaint and refresh [...]
New Acropolis (India) at Bangalore celebrated the International Day of Philosophy 2018
On 17th November 2018, New acropolis Bangalore celebrated the International Day of Philosophy with The Philosophy Habba titled “Maarga: Building Pathways to Change”. The day long event saw many enthusiastic participants partake in diverse [...]
Caring for Mangroves
On 27th October 2018, New Acropolis (Main Centre) led 30 volunteers in a clean-up and restoration activity in one area of the Mangroves situated in Navy Nagar, Colaba. With scissors, gloves and rakes in [...]
IONA Birthday Sign language project
In celebration of the 61st Birthday of the International Organization of New Acropolis, New Acropolis Bangalore marked the occasion this year, with a special activity of signing the famous John Lenon song ‘IMAGINE’ to [...]