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 [...]
Developing Authencity -The Courageous Way
On 26th Feb 2022, New Acropolis Main Centre held it's first in-person public event in over 2 years since the pandemic restrictions. The session titled "Dare to Be Authentic-Lessons from Great Warriors" was the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Butterfly Effect – Freedom to Change
New Acropolis Bangalore in collaboration with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) celebrated the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi with a special event of creative community art installation at Rangoli Metro [...]
Unmasking Ourselves through Theatre
“We must all do theatre, to find out who we are and to discover who we could become” – August Boal On Saturday 15th September 2018, Jehan Manekshaw (The Drama School, Mumbai) took the circle [...]
Immersed in Classical Music
On 8th September 2018, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a memorable evening with hindustani classical musician and vocalist Ustad Sajjad Hussain Khan, who hails from a lineage of seven generations of noted Sarangi players. Accompanied [...]
Living Philosophy students in action!
The students of ongoing Living Philosophy course planned and built an inspiring volunteering project to paint the space of ‘Seva in Action’, an NGO working for the differently-abled. [...]
New Members Seminar 2016
Over 45 members of New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba and Khar came together for a new members seminar, set amidst nature in the outskirts of Mumbai on 18 and 19 June 2016. Members [...]
Viva Colaba – Truth
A group of over 35 volunteers comprising members and friends of New Acropolis (Mumbai), in partnership with local resident organisations My Dream Colaba (MDC) and Colaba Advanced Locality Management (CALM), spent the weekend of [...]
Renovation and Rejuvenation of Main Centre at Colaba
The days between 29th March and 10th April 2016, witnessed the Main Centre at Colaba buzzing with activity. Members spent time and energy to renovate, repair and improve the premises that host the school. [...]
Viva Colaba – Harmony
Members, friends and families of New Acropolis Colaba (Main Centre) in partnership with local organisation My Dream Colaba spent a good part of their weekends on 2nd & 3rd April 2016 beautifying a neglected [...]
Upcycling Workshop
On 13 March 2016, New Acropolis (Main Centre) at Colaba conducted an ‘Upcycling Workshop’ where children and adults participated in a fun hands on activity organised by the Active Ecology Department of the centre. [...]
Reviving Hope: Viva Colaba Phase II
Over 17th and 19th December 2015, members of New Acropolis (Mumbai) and several active citizens of Colaba came together to paint a wall and bring some beauty and inspiration to the community. The word [...]
Wheel of Virtues at Style Cracker Borough
On Saturday, 28th November 2015, New Acropolis (Mumbai) showcased the Wheel of Virtues at the Style Cracker Borough at the Mahalaxmi Race Course, which had a footfall of approximately 8,000 youngsters through the day. [...]
Philosophy of Ecology Seminar
A seminar on the Philosophy of Ecology was held at the Khar Branch of New Acropolis on Sunday, 22nd November 2015. The seminar, attended by 20 participants, allowed for reflection and appreciation of the [...]
Hope Spreads
A small spark was lit one afternoon when a group of Acropolitans painted a neglected street wall corner in Colaba with the word “Hope”. Hope spread and two resident associations by the name of [...]
New Acropolis (Mumbai) cleans Ban Ganga
Clean Ban Ganga was organised by New Acropolis (Mumbai) for the third time on Sunday, 11th October 2015. Eleven volunteers got together on a sunny morning to help maintain the cleanliness and sanctity of this [...]
Clean Up Drive at the Kanheri Caves of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Volunteers from New Acropolis, Mumbai spent a better part of their Sunday the 13th of September, in a clean up at the site of the Kanheri caves at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in [...]