Learning to Work with New Year Resolutions
On 4th January 2020, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted a talk 'New Year Resolutions and the Art of Commitment'. The lecture spoke of the importance of cycles and the New Year as an example of [...]
From Marcus Aurelius to our daily lives
On Saturday 4th January 2020, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled 'Stoic lessons from Marcus Aurelius - Philosophy for Daily Life'. Delivered by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis India, the talk [...]
The Acropolitan Magazine Latest Issue Released
With the advent of a New Year, New Acropolis is delighted to announce the release of the latest issue of the Acropolitan Magazine. We hope this issue inspires you in 2020. Wishing all our readers [...]
Imbibing Insights from The Little Prince
On Saturday 21st December 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘Take a Voyage with The Little Prince.’ Authored by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , this book offers nuggets of wisdom from the child-like [...]
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." ~ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Exploring The Meaning of True Freedom
On Saturday, 14th December 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a lecture titled 'The Freedom To Be'. The talk spoke of true freedom as the ability to maintain inner stability; to direct, rather than be [...]
Talk on Encountering the Self
On 14th December 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Forget yourself, to Know Yourself”. Using a comparative approach, the presentation shed light on key principles from various ancient civilizations to investigate what [...]
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 [...]
Exploring the Mystery of the Mayans
On 30th November 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) held a talk titled 'Mystery of the Mayans', shedding light on a few philosophical aspects of the ancient Mayan civilization. Using examples from their Architecture, Mythology and [...]
Talk on the Value of Facing Challenges
On 30th November 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled, ‘Challenges: Problems or Opportunities?” The speaker shared that ultimately, facing a challenge requires the right attitude. A person trapped in the mentality of [...]
Celebrating World Philosophy Day with Tagore’s Timeless Wisdom
New Acropolis (Pune Branch) marked World Philosophy Day on 23rd November 2019 with a talk titled 'Tagore, the Poet Philosopher’. Through excerpts from Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry, the speaker explored the themes of harmony, unity and [...]
World Philosophy Day 2019 – Celebrating the Continuing Relevance of Stoic Philosophy
On Thursday, 21st November 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) marked World Philosophy Day 2019 with the release of a new book titled “Above ALL, BE GOOD: A Stoic Guide to Happiness,” authored by Mr. [...]
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) [...]
We celebrated World Philosophy Day 2019.
New Acropolis (India) celebrated 'International Day of Philosophy 2019' in partnership with Sublime Galleria at Art Bengaluru festival 2019. The photos are from the Talk - 'The Art of Observation' on Saturday 16th [...]
Talk on Pythagoras – Wizard of Numbers
On Saturday, 9th November 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted a lecture titled "Pythagoras - Wizard of Numbers”. The lecture laid emphasis on the Pythagorean view of numbers as energies or forces of life, and [...]
Lecture on The Nature of the Mind
On Saturday, 9th November 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted an interactive talk titled 'Mind: Our Best Friend or Worst Enemy', at which the speaker explored the nature of the mind, its importance, and how it can also enslave [...]
Investigating the Adventure of a Philosophical Life
On 9th November 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) investigated the topic of “Living the Philosophical Adventure” by hosting a public event at its premises. Through an exploration of various philosophical concepts, the speaker presented the [...]
New Acropolis Celebrates 13 Years in India
On 5th November 2019, over 100 members of New Acropolis Cultural Organization from the Main Centre, as well as Khar and Pune Branches got together to celebrate the completion of 13 years in India. The evening commenced with messages from [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Work-with-Hands Session at New Acropolis in Colaba
On Saturday 12th October 2019, member volunteers from New Acropolis (Main Centre) gathered for a Work-with-Hands Session to re-plaster and freshly paint walls to rejuvenate areas of the Main Centre. The activity captured the [...]
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 [...]
Online Talk on the Art of Concentration
On Saturday 29th May 2021 New Acropolis Main Centre conducted an online presentation on “The Art of Concentration.” The talk investigated how we can bring more focus and depth to our daily lives. The speaker [...]
The Way of Courage
On 22nd May’21, New Acropolis Pune Branch organised an online event on Fear and the way of Courage. The talk covered the various aspects of fear we encounter in our lives and how to overcome [...]
Finding Stability Within Change
On Saturday 15th May 2021 New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted an online session titled “Finding stability within change”. The session explored the challenge of maintaining stability in the face of ever changing circumstances. The lecturer [...]
The Universe and I
On 10th April’21, New Acropolis Pune Branch organized an online event titled ‘Our role in the universe’ Drawing from the teachings, across different ancient traditions, the speaker made a reference to certain timeless universal principles. [...]
Albert Einstein: The Life of a Seeker
On 10th April’2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch organized an online event on ‘A meeting with Albert Einstein’. During the interactive session, the speaker shared some of the important events of Einstein’s life history. She highlighted that [...]
The Daily Hero
What is freedom? How we can find the courage to live it? Some of us probably grapple with such questions at some point in our lives . Many such questions & the underlying principles were [...]
Being Good the Stoic Way
Of things some are in our power, and others are not’ - Epictetus What then, can we change? How can we be happy? These were some of the concepts explored in the book reading session [...]
Lessons from ‘Bushido – The Soul of Japan’
On Saturday 6th March 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online event 'Let's Live: Reviving the Spirit of the Samurai’. It was the third of four book reading sessions in the series called 'Let's Live [...]
Learning to Concentrate
On 20 February 2021, New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted an online event "Let's Live: Learning to Concentrate". This was the second of four book reading sessions in the series called 'Let's Live the Timeless Treasures' [...]
Keeping it Simple
On 13th February 2021, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a panel discussion titled “Seeking Simplicity” to explore how simplicity can bring more clarity and fulfilment in our lives. The speakers shared the need for simplicity [...]
Becoming a Warrior of Peace
'Can we bring peace outside, if there is violence inside?' Many such questions were explored over the online interactive book reading session which was first in the series of 4 events called ' Let's live [...]
Panel Discussion on a Philosophers Guide to a New and Improved 2021
On 16th Jan 2021, New Acropolis India hosted a panel discussion titled "A philosophers guide to a new and improved 2021”. The speakers shared how with the advent of the new year, we tend to [...]