Sapling Plantation using Miyawaki technique by New Acropolis Volunteers
Volunteers of New Acropolis Main Centre organised a workshop and sapling plantation at Jog garden in the Colaba area of Mumbai on 12 June 2022 in association with Emerald Sustainable Foundation and the BMC. [...]
Overcoming Fears
On 4th June 2022, New Acropolis Pune held a talk on ' About Fear and the Way of Courage' on an open aired terrace with volunteers and explorers investigating a practical path to develop courage. [...]
Choosing Wisely
Fear of the consequences is one of the reasons many hesitate to make a choice. On Saturday, 4th June 2022 New Acropolis, Main Centre, held a talk titled "Arjuna's dilemma : Daring to choose". The [...]
Drawing Wisdom from Books We Love
A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us - Franz Kafka On Sunday 29th May 2022, New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted an event, ‘Celebrating Books, a Reading and Investigation’, at the [...]
An Evening of Painting and Poetry
Members of New Acropolis Pune and students of the Living Philosophy course got together to participate in a painting and poetry writing session, on 29th May, 2022. The event promoted the idea of an artist [...]
Learnings from Socrates
In an interactive talk titled ‘Socrates: a life of Truth and Courage’ hosted by New Acropolis Pune branch on Saturday 28th May, 2022, the speaker invited the audience to investigate what it means to stand [...]
Uniting Ideas and Actions Towards Happiness
Can philosophy help us forge our own path towards wisdom and happiness ? This was the topic investigated on 28 May 2022 at New Acropolis Main Centre in a session titled “ Way of the [...]
Searching for Meaning: Through Ancient Egypt
On 14th May 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a talk titled Ancient Egypt : The Search for Meaning to explore more about the philosophical essence behind this enigmatic civilisation. The speaker proposed that this [...]
New Acropolis Library Celebrates a New Milestone !
The New Acropolis English Library recently crossed a milestone of completing 500 articles, covering a host of topics such as Philosophy, Mythology, Culture, Society, Science, Psychology and many more. All articles are written by fellow [...]
New Acropolis India Celebrates International Mother Earth Day
The United Nations designated 22nd April as International Mother Earth Day, encouraging the need to address the growing environmental and ecological concerns confronting us, due to our own daily choices and actions. New Acropolis honours [...]
The Earth and I – Celebrating our Mother Earth
On 30th April, New Acropolis Mumbai Centre hosted an event titled The Earth and I: Commemorating Mother Earth Day, where Director of New Acropolis India, Yaron Barzilay, spoke about our integral relationship with mother earth [...]
Connecting with Mother Earth
Contemplating on Mother Nature and sharing those insights with a group of nature enthusiasts, sowing seeds of virtues along with planting saplings – these were some of the activities conducted at New Acropolis Pune, [...]
International Mother Earth Day May 2022
The UN announced April 22 as International Mother Earth Day. We at New Acropolis take this spirit forward as we work to build more sustainable ways to promote a holistic approach to harmony with [...]
A Life Of Inner Renewal
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the leading artists and inventors during the Renaissance movement in Europe towards a revival of ancient humanistic values. A talk titled ‘Inner Renaissance: lessons from Leonardo da Vinci’ held [...]
Working 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. New Acropolis India marked this event with an overnight trip to [...]
The New Acropolis International Yearbook 2022
For over 64 years, New Acropolis International Organization has been working to bring Philosophy to daily life. Based on the three Principles of Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering the organisation strives to spread the ideals of [...]
Medicine- A Physician’s Perspective with Padmabhushan Dr Farokh Udwadia
On 26 March 2022, Dr Farokh Udwadia, one of the city's leading Physicians shared his views on medicine in an evening titled My Thoughts on Medicine, organised by the New Acropolis Culture Circle. Dr Udwadia [...]
The Art of Being Centred
The word ‘concentrate’ derives it's etymology from the term ‘with centre’ – which was the focus of the talk ‘Art of Concentration’ hosted by New Acropolis Pune on Saturday 26th March, 2022. Drawing from insights [...]
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 [...]
Knowing Ourselves Beyond the Daily Grind
What is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare - W H Davies Beyond the bustling busy lives we live today, is there something essential that we miss [...]
Communiqué of the International Organization New Acropolis
In view of the suffering which the people of Ukraine are currently undergoing, the International Organization New Acropolis wishes to express its support and solidarity in the name of its thousands of members in over [...]
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 [...]
Listening: A Forgotten Art
New Acropolis India South in collaboration with @aartisivakumar conducted a special session on the theme 'Listening: A forgotten Art'. In the session, we looked at what it means to listen to the other person and [...]
Growing From Our Mistakes -The Heroic Way
“Can I build myself to not repeat my mistakes, but to learn from them?" This was a question explored in the talk 'The Joy of Making Mistakes: Through Storytelling', hosted by New Acropolis Pune Branch [...]
Life Lessons from Great Warriors
Can we learn some lessons from great warriors besides what we are usually taught in history class? New Acropolis, Colaba, hosted an interactive session on 21st January, 2023 titled Developing Inner Strength: Lessons from Great [...]
Being Present, Through the Art of Origami
The word Origami, from the Japanese ‘oru’ – to fold, and ‘kami’ – paper, denotes the art of folding paper to make beautiful creations. This craft promotes the ability to concentrate and to be [...]
New Acropolis India South celebrated 14 Years
14 Years of invoking love of wisdom among Bangaloreans.... New Acropolis with the pillars of Philosophy, Culture & Volunteering is working towards making a difference in the community. We celebrated our Anniversary on 7th Jan [...]
Striving to Live Authentically
Plato’s Allegory of the cave, though written more than two thousand years ago has continued to fascinate generations of Philosophers searching for wisdom through his writings. New Acropolis Main Centre, hosted an interactive talk titled [...]
Extracting Life lessons from Nature
Do we see ourselves as a part of Nature? If everything in Nature has a purpose, what is our purpose in life? These questions and more were part of the interactive talk organised by [...]
Being the Change
Many of us have good intentions to change the world for the better, but how do we translate our intentions into action? In a talk titled ‘Everyday Volunteer for a Better World’ held at New [...]
Living Philosophy Course Graduation Celebrations
New Acropolis Mumbai Branch celebrated yet another batch of students graduating from its flagship Living Philosophy Course. The 20 week course, provided participants an opportunity to know themselves better, compare insights from various philosophers [...]
Celebrating World Philosophy Day: New Acropolis India South
A gathering of philosophers on a typical #Bangalore evening (complete with November Rain :-) ) to celebrate #worldphilosophyday. Inspiring panel discussion, tender performance, riveting Q&A session around the Meaning of Symbols, made the evening extra [...]
New Acropolis Mumbai and Pune Celebrate World Philosophy Day
New Acropolis India celebrated World Philosophy Day across Mumbai and Pune with close to 300 attendees in both cities. This was part of a global commemoration of World Philosophy Day in over 50 countries by [...]
Making a Decisive Choice
On Sunday 6th November 2022, New Acropolis Pune branch hosted a talk titled ‘Arjuna’s Dilemma: Daring to Choose.’ The topic drew a wide audience across age groups, indicating an interest in daring to make a [...]
Bringing Stability to Our Lives
In a world thats rapidly changing, many of us are trying to find stability…but how do we do this ? New Acropolis Main Centre hosted an interactive talk on 5th November 2022 titled ‘Finding Stability [...]
Philofair 2019!
The annual Philofair was held at New Acropolis (Main Centre) on 5th October 2019, with over 15 stalls exhibiting fares ranging from homemade food, jewellery and clothing. Additionally, a host of practical workshops were [...]
Investigating Tagore’s Search for Truth and Beauty
On 14th September 2019, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis, hosted an event titled ‘Celebrating Tagore through Poetry, Song and Dance’. Bharatanatyam exponent Ms. Vandana Alase Hazra shared her own investigation of Rabindranath Tagore’s [...]
Book Reading of Adi-Parva: giving life to ancient myths
This year, the International Organisation New Acropolis celebrates 62 years since its founding. To commemorate this occasion, the centre at Bangalore invited for books to be received, as gift, by the Library (Takshashila). The [...]
A weekend get-together and picnic (Jayanagar centre)
Over a weekend, we got together to enjoy a day of fun-filled activities meant to bring Philosophy into practice. We met at the New Acropolis Jayanagar centre and then headed across to a large outdoor [...]
Get-together for a movie screening
We gathered to watch a movie, with popcorn and snacks for the right effect! The story traced the journey of ‘one’ who builds his inner strength to win over tremendous challenges. The circumstances allow [...]
Talk on Preserving our Architectural Heritage
On 2nd August 2019, The Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a talk at the Colaba Centre by prominent architect Parul Zaveri titled “Heritage, the Foundation of the Future: An Architects Journey.” Parul Zaveri and [...]
Odissi Dance – Lecture Demonstration
On Saturday, 20th July 2019, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis, hosted a lecture-demonstration titled “Odissi – The Sacred Dance”. Priya Singh, a student of Odissi exponent Jhelum Paranjpe, introduced the origins and history [...]
International Organisation New Acropolis Celebrates 62 years
International Organisation New Acropolis observed its 62nd founding Anniversary on 15 July 2019. Activities were held at all the branches in India to mark this special day celebrated by members across 60 countries. On July [...]
Australian Aboriginal Art Workshop
The Art Products Department at New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a workshop on Australian Aboriginal Art on 6th July 2019. Aboriginal art is rooted in storytelling, such as dreamtime tales which are said to explain [...]
Wisdom of Confucius and Lao Tsu
On Saturday, 08th June 2019, New Acropolis Bangalore (Indiranagar) hosted a talk, titled ‘Two Chinese Masters : the Wisdom of Confucius and Lao Tsu‘ This talk explored a part of the philosophy from the land [...]
Interactive Presentation of Philosophy of Martial Arts
On Saturday, 8th June 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted an interactive Martial Arts session for Friends of New Acropolis and members. Presentation was partly inspired by a book by Fernand Schwarz (Director of New [...]
Tibetan Wall Art Workshop – Back by Popular Demand
In response to popular demand, the Art Products Department at New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a second Tibetan wall art workshop on 4th May 2019. Participants were guided to focus on harmony through the balanced [...]
Survival Skills Adventure
Members of New Acropolis Cultural Organization participated in a 3-day Survival Skills Adventure over the weekend of 20th October 2018, on the beautiful mountainous backdrop of Harischandragad, a 5-hour drive out of Mumbai. Learning [...]
Seminar for students of Living Philosophy
Students of Living Philosophy at the practical student seminar organised to experience Practical Philosophy through exercises of introspection, concentration and reflection. The seminar also saw the students bring expressions to virtues of compassion and [...]
Lessons from the Tree of Life
The Volunteering Department of New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted an activity titled Tree of Life, on 15th September 2018 in association with Angel Express, an NGO that works with underprivileged children. Introducing the symbolism [...]
Celebrating Fraternity on Raksha Bandhan
On 23 August 2018, the Social Responsibility and Active Ecology departments of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan by organizing a gift exchange called “I Am, because We Are” between [...]
Build, Repair, Beautify- Upcoming Pune Branch Update
On a cool and pleasant Sunday morning of 5 August 2018, volunteer members of New Acropolis Colaba (Main Centre) gathered together for a “Build, Repair, Beautify project” at the upcoming Pune Branch. Volunteers spent [...]
Spreading the spirit of Raksha Bandhan
Taking a mid-day break from their busy schedules on Thursday, 26th of July 2018, volunteers of New Acropolis (Main Centre) visited ADAPT, a quaint school for the differently-abled in Navy Nagar (Colaba) to celebrate [...]
Volunteering with Altruism
The week leading up to the 61st anniversary of the founding of International Organization New Acropolis (IONA), was marked as “Volunteering Week” at the New Acropolis (Main Centre). Members were invited to volunteer with [...]
Coming Together with Harmony
On April 28th, members of New Acropolis spent a special evening engaging with elderly citizens at the Bayview Garden of Cuffe Parade (Mumbai). Joy filled the air as more than fifty senior citizens engaged [...]
Getting hands on with First Aid
On 15 April 2018, a day long certificate program was organised by New Acropolis in association with the Life Supporters Institute of Health Sciences. Fundamentals of First Aid and CPR were explained and practical [...]
Bringing Ecology Home
“The Earth has its Music for those who will Listen.” – William Shakespeare. On Sunday, 11th March 2018, the ‘Friends of New Acropolis’ explored “Philosophy through Ecology at Home” and investigated a deep connection [...]
An afternoon with special children
On Tuesday, 21st February 2018, 8 volunteers from New Acropolis, Colaba spent an afternoon with the children of ADAPT ( Able Disabled All People Together), a school in Navy Nagar in Mumbai. The activity was [...]
The Wheel of Virtues and a Marathon
On Feb 4, 2018 early on a Sunday morning, members of New Acropolis India (Colaba Branch) participated in the Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Marathon. Covering a distance of about 6 kms together. the participants [...]