Pathways to Inner Stability
New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled "Finding Stability amidst Change" on Saturday 1 June 2024, drawing a crowd of 33 eager participants. The session, led by Shraddha Shetty, Branch Manager of New Acropolis [...]
Kintsugi Wisdom : Embracing Imperfections
New Acropolis main centre in Mumbai hosted a thought provoking talk and workshop on 25 May 2024 titled “Transforming Imperfections: Inspiration from Japanese Culture. Attendees delved into the transformative power of embracing imperfections rather than concealing [...]
Building Bridges Through Communication
On Saturday, the 25th of May, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled "Art of Communication – Building Bridges across hearts". With a packed house of 44 enthusiastic participants, the event delved deep into the [...]
New Acropolis Pune debuts Book Reading of ‘Moassy, The Dog’
In a bid to foster intellectual discourse and literary appreciation, the library team members of New Acropolis Pune Branch recently organized a captivating book reading session on 22 May. The spotlight was the newly launched [...]
Meaningful Living: Insights from Egyptian Philosophy
New Acropolis hosted a talk titled "The Search for Meaning: An Encounter with Ancient Egypt," at Studio at Anokhi Garden in Khar on 12 May 2024, diving into the profound wisdom and principles of [...]
Tagore’s Legacy : The Power of Yearning
On 11th May 2024, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled “Yearning for Unity - Lessons from Tagore”, delving into the timeless wisdom of Rabindranath Tagore, commemorating his birth anniversary on 7 May. [...]
Timeless Lessons from the Sun
New Acropolis Main centre in Mumbai hosted a talk titled "Wisdom of our Sun: From Ancient Myths to Modern Insights," on 11 May 2024. Attendees were taken on a journey through different solar myths [...]
The New Acropolis International Annual Conference
Earlier in April 2024, representatives from more than 50 member countries including India convened at the New Acropolis International Annual Conference in Brasilia, Brazil delivering their annual reports, sharing their endeavors, activities and insights [...]
Celebrating International Mother Earth Day
New Acropolis Main Centre in Mumbai and Pune Branches hosted thought-provoking events as part of the events marking International Mother Earth day over the weekend of 27 & 28 April 2024. This International day [...]
Embracing Limits as Tools for Growth
New Acropolis Main Center in Colaba played host to a thought-provoking workshop titled "Beyond Limitations: Turning Challenges to Opportunities" on April 13, 2024. The event aimed to delve into the the role of limits [...]
The Renaissance Reimagined: Unlocking Da Vinci’s Legacy
New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an exploration into the life and legacy of Leonardo Da Vinci on 13 April 2024. The event, titled "Movement towards Humanism – Lessons from Leonardo Da Vinci", drew inquisitive [...]
Mangrove Sensitization and Clean-up for Int’l Mother Earth Day
New Acropolis main centre in Mumbai hosted an event showcasing community involvement and environmental responsibility on 6 April 2024. A Mangrove Sensitization Session and Cleanup Drive, drew participation of 40 enthusiastic students from a [...]
A Spring Celebration of Fraternity and Renewal
In the spirit of fraternity, members of New Acropolis Main Centre came together on 21 March 2024 to celebrate the arrival of spring. Members marked the event as a celebration of the rejuvenating energy [...]
Embracing Philosophy and Joy at the Philo Fair
New Acropolis Mumbai hosted a fun filled vibrant event - the Philosophical Fair on 17 March 2024, where attendees immersed themselves in a mix of activities designed to nurture the mind, body, and soul. [...]
Discovering Authenticity : A Journey With Buddha and Socrates
In a quest to navigate the complexities of identity in today's rapidly changing world, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a public talk on 16 March 20204 titled "Living Authentically an Encounter with Buddha and [...]
Seeking Union : An Evening with Rumi’s Wisdom
On the evening of March 16, 2024, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted an event titled 'Seeking Union: An Evening with Rumi', dedicated to exploring a deeper philosophical understanding of Rumi's life and [...]
Harmonising Voices : Exploring our Mind and Heart
In our daily lives, the battle between the rationality of the mind and the calling from the heart often wages on. But what if we could harmonize these voices within us? To explore more, [...]
Arjuna – The Inner Hero
On Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted a lecture titled "Arjuna’s Dilemma: Daring to Choose." The topic garnered significant interest from a youthful audience. The speaker expounded upon the [...]
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. [...]
Freedom Beyond Illusions
In a unique blend of art and philosophy New Acropolis Main centre hosted “ Seeking True Freedom, a talk presented in an interactive theatrical format that explored the profound ideas of freedom through the [...]
World Philosophy Day Celebrations at New Acropolis Bangalore
On November 23, 2024, New Acropolis in Indiranagar, Bangalore, hosted a remarkable event to celebrate World Philosophy Day. The theme for the celebration was "Know Thyself: The Path to Inner Unity," bringing together individuals [...]
Discovering the “Voice of the Silence”
Tibet is often revered as a land of ancient mysteries and one book based on wisdom from this land, is called "Voice of the Silence"which refers to a soundless sound that can be heard [...]
Kant and the Search for Certainty in an Uncertain World
On Saturday, January 11th, 2025, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled "Certainty in an Uncertain World: Immanuel Kant." The speaker proposed how Kant's philosophy suggests pure reason as a foundation of morality, and [...]
Embracing Inner Freedom
New Acropolis Mumbai hosted a talk on 11 January 2025, titled “ Freedom to be , the way of the Stoics “ at the Eclipse Wellbeing Hub & School, Santacruz. The talk explored the [...]
Conquering Health: Aligning with Nature’s Laws
It is often said that Health is not merely the absence of illness, but a state of physical, mental and social well being. New Acropolis main centre hosted Dr Shraddha Shetty branch manager of New [...]
Exploring Timeless Paths to Meaning and Happiness
Across cultures and philosophies, the search for a deeper, more stable form of happiness has captivated human thought for centuries New Acropolis main centre hosted a talk titled Reflections on Meaning & Happiness: What [...]
Volunteers Seminar 2024 at Manav Bustan Rural Centre
In a refreshing departure from the urban hustle and bustle, 57 participants from Mumbai and Pune Branch gathered for a seminar, combining philosophy, volunteering and fraternity at the Manav Bustan Rural centre in Mangaon. [...]
Unlocking Inner Strength: Lessons from Arjuna’s Dilemma
New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk on the theme “Art of Inner Development – Lessons from Arjuna” on December 1 2024. Explaining the concept of inner development, the instructors shared how it involves changing one’s response [...]
World Philosophy Day Celebrated by New Acropolis in India: Exploring “Building Unity Through Diversity”
New Acropolis India (North) marked World Philosophy Day on November 21 and 29, 2024, with engaging events in Mumbai and Pune, under the theme "Building Unity Through Diversity." Established by UNESCO in 2002, World Philosophy Day encourages [...]
Stoicism and the Pursuit of Virtue
New Acropolis Main centre hosted a talk titled Stoic Strength: Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius, on 16 November 2024 exploring the timeless wisdom of Stoic philosophy, focusing on its central tenet: the pursuit of virtue. [...]
Harmonious Coexistence
On Saturday, 9th November, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled “Coexistence – To Live and Let Live”. The session focused on the interconnectedness of nature, highlighting how every element, no matter how small, plays [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Autum Celebrations at New Acropolis Bangalore
New Acropolis South India renewed their connection with the natural world as they came together to celebrate Autumnal Equinox. It was an evening of deep introspections, new intentions and kinship of fraternity. The celebration [...]
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 [...]
Volunteering at the library & with paint!
Each stroke of the brush and each turn of the page - was 'Philosophy in Action'. Volunteers took-up practical activities to brighten-up the room at our centre with a fresh coat of paint and [...]
Contributions towards victims of flooding
The state of Karnataka (India) witnessed unprecedented heavy rains, that devastated many locations and countless households. Members of New Acropolis in quick-time contributed many boxes of essential commodities to an organisation that then dispatched them [...]
Solidarity Through Blood Donation Drive
In an effort to promote solidarity and the spirit of volunteering, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a Blood Donation Drive in collaboration with Masina Hospital on 20th July 2019. This drive was organized to aid [...]
New Acropolis Extends Support to Odisha Cyclone Relief Effort
In response to the aftermath of cyclone Fani in Odisha, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a donation drive to collect food and other non perishable items in collaboration with Goonj, an NGO known for [...]
Cleaning Mangroves for World Oceans Day 2019
New Acropolis (Main Centre) marked World Oceans Day on 9th June 2019, with yet another session of the ongoing mangroves cleaning project that began in 2017. This most recent activity was promoted as “Save Mangroves, [...]
Restoring Mangroves Because We Care
On the hot Saturday afternoon of 4th May 2019, 31 volunteers participated in a mangrove cleanup and restoration organized by New Acropolis (Main Centre) with support from BMC A Ward. Volunteers worked in two groups. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]