Seminar- The Philosophy of Ecology
New Acropolis main centre at Colaba hosted a One Day long seminar titled “The Philosophy of Ecology” on Sunday, 17th September 2017. The seminar commenced with a short talk supported by videos and presentations [...]
A Visit to the Elderly
On September 10th 2017, Members of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) visited the Cardinal Gracias Home for the Destitute, home to 67 elderly homeless or abandoned women. The morning began with a few group activities, [...]
An ecology volunteering activity
Members volunteers came together to create an ecosystem with a vertical garden and lily pond to enable sustainability of natural forms of life. Over 5 Saturdays, the members built the frame, planted the pots, [...]
Celebrating 60 years of New Acropolis
On 15th July 2017, New Acropolis celebrated 60 years since its establishment in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The birthday is celebrated in centres around the globe, and 60 years is a special landmark. 60 years [...]
Philosophical Cycle Ride
Cycling on Sunday morning in the south of Mumbai can be very educational. So learnt the participants of the “Philosophy on Wheels” bicycle tour on Sunday 9 July 2017. Members of New Acropolis Colaba [...]
Talk – the Buddha’s path to Happiness (July 2017)
On the evening of July 8th 2017, New Acropolis, Bangalore was the host for this interesting public talk. It revolved around understanding what is misery and what causes it. It emphasized on the practical [...]
Going Green – Tree Plantation at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
The best time to plant a tree was yesterday, the next best time is now”. – An old Chinese saying On a wet Sunday morning of 2nd July, over 60 volunteers consisting of members, [...]
Exploring Philosophy through Theatre
All the world’s a stage and all men and women are merely players who have different parts and acts – is a message from William Shakespeare’s work “As you like it” On 1st July 2017, [...]
Cleaning Mumbai’s Mangroves
On 18 June 2017, New Acropolis conducted a cleanup activity of the mangrove wetlands in the Colaba neighborhood of Mumbai with residents of the locality, associates and volunteers. The mangroves are in dire need [...]
Exploring our journey beyond death
It is said that death and taxes are two inevitable truth’s of life. But do we take the time to understand what death is, and therefore what it really means to live? To investigate the [...]
Tagore the Philosopher
New Acropolis main center at Colaba hosted a talk on 10th June, 2017 titled ” An Evening with Tagore”. Rabindranath Tagore is well known as a poet, writer, composer, artist and playwright, this evening explored [...]
World Environment Day Celebration
What better way to mark Environment day – Vanamahotsava – than to have a meaningful engagement with plants and children! Volunteers of New Acropolis, Bangalore conducted a hands-on educational workshop on 3rd June, 2017, [...]
The Colour Palette Around Us
“Colour is the place where our brain and the universe meet” said Paul Klee – a Swiss-German artist. On 27th May, 2017 New Acropolis Main centre at Colaba hosted a talk titled “Colour Psychology” to [...]
Unity in Diversity
Shared interests and similarities tend to bring people together. On the other hand our differences have a tendency to create prejudices and pre-conceived notions. On 13th May 2017, New Acropolis main centre at Colaba hosted [...]
Sensing Perceptively
We interact with life using our five basic senses. Anthroposophist Dr. Rudolf Steiner spoke of an additional seven senses to experience and understand the world around us in a better way. On 6th May 2017, [...]
Understanding Einstein The Philosopher
For many, the name of Albert Einstein is synonymous with the word genius. His life is as fascinating as his work and discovery. To investigate some of his life’s work, New Acropolis main centre at [...]
Art project
Students and Members of New Acropolis got together for an Art project to bring colour, beauty and values to the Government Kannada school at Murphy town [...]
A New Wall, A New Message- Spreading Generosity
A group of over 40 volunteers comprising of members of New Acropolis (Mumbai),and volunteers from UPS and KPMG spent the sunny weekend of 18th and 19th February 2017 beautifying a public wall in Colaba. [...]
New Acropolis at Kala Ghoda Art festival
New Acropolis participated in the Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2017. This event is one of Mumbai’s most popular community events, covering dance, music, theatre, cinema, and hand made arts & crafts. New Acropolis manned [...]
Workshop on the Philosophy of Ecology
New Acropolis main centre at Colaba hosted a seminar titled “The Philosophy of Ecology” on Sunday, 5th February 2017. The seminar commenced with a reflection on the current state of our planet with global [...]
Togetherness Trek to Lohagad
Members from New Acropolis (Main Centre and Khar Branch) decided to make use of a public holiday and set off to scale the historic Lohagad fort on 26 Jan 2017. It was an opportunity [...]
Restoring Truth
On 17 December 2016, volunteers from New Acropolis India North came together to repair the monsoon damage on a section of a public wall in Colaba that was beautified in May 2016. In a [...]
Trek to Karnala Fort
On the 11th December 2016, members of New Acropolis set off on a trek to the historic Karnala Fort situated in the middle of the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, just outside Mumbai. The trek started [...]
World Philosophy Day 2016
On the occasion of World Philosophy Day 2016, New Acropolis Bangalore in collaboration with Bangalore School of Music organised a Panel Discussion and individual sharing by different artists. The theme of the evening was “Philosophy [...]
Talk on Symbolism of Fire
On Saturday, 28th September 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) conducted a public event titled Lighting the Inner Spark – Symbolism of Fire. The talk drew attention to the verticality and purifying quality of fire, used by various traditions to [...]
A web that we can untangle!
These photos are from a session of learning philosophy with practical exercise. Here we practiced how to communicate messages across to people. This is fundamental as building relationships and making the connect with many people [...]
Exploring Greek Mythology: Heroic Hercules
On Saturday 14th September 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled, ‘Hercules Today: The Birth of a Hero’. The speaker explored various concepts from Greek Mythology to suggest how they might still be [...]
Stoic Philosophy in the 21st Century
Drawing inspiration from Stoic Philosophers, New Acropolis (Main Center) organized a talk about the “Stoic Lessons for a Practical Life” on 7th September 2019. The Stoics emphasized the practice of virtues such as Truth, Justice, [...]
Understanding Inner Alchemy
On Saturday 7th September 2019, New Acropolis Pune branch conducted a talk titled ‘Alchemy – The Art of Transformation” by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis India. The lecture drew analogies between the legendary alchemical process [...]
Lecture on ‘Two Chinese: The Wisdom of Lao Tsu & Confuscious’
The talk explored ancient Chinese wisdom to draw inspiration as concrete tools that we can apply in our lives today. The focus was on the two renowned Philosophers from China, which is a land that [...]
Talk – Daring to Dream of a New and Better World
On 24th August 2019, New Acropolis (Main Center) organized a talk on ‘Daring to Dream of a New and Better World’ presented by Yaron Barzilay, National Director of New Acropolis India. The talk explored what it [...]
Socratic Cafe – Conversations with Value
A wonderful evening at New Acropolis Indiranagar, with participants enjoying the ‘Socratic cafe‘. The Socratic cafe is a practical session of the Living Philosophy course. It explores the power of conscious conversations. The exercise of Socratic method [...]
A public talk – Living the Heroes’ Journey
This fascinating talk related to three films of the modern era, to discover the possibility for each of us, to traverse the mythical journey of adventure and transformation as Heroes. Date: Saturday, 03 Aug, 2019
Talk Exploring the Mystical Land of Tibet
Ancient Tibet has often been regarded as an enigmatic place. On 27th July 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) hosted a talk titled “The Mystical Land of Tibet”. The speaker investigated the idea of living a [...]
Pearls of Wisdom from Kahlil Gibran
On Saturday 20th July 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) opened its doors to timeless wisdom through the literary works of Lebanese-American Poet, Kahlil Gibran. Titled ‘From Darkness to Light – Exploring the Message of Kahlil [...]
Exploring Our Role in Our Destiny
On Saturday 6th July 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘Can I Be the Master of My Destiny?’ The lecture was held in an interactive format through practical exercises based on a parable [...]