UNESCO World Philosophy Day 2014
On 15th November 2014, New Acropolis in Mumbai commemorated UNESCO World Philosophy Day 2014 by hosting a lecture entitled “Renaissance: Here & Now”. The talk introduced the historical context in which the Renaissance blossomed in [...]
Inauguration of The Acropolitan
At the recent International Conference on Philosophy and Ecology, held in Budapest (Hungary) between 16th-18th October 2014, the International President of International Organization New Acropolis, Delia Steinberg Guzman, together with the Joint International President, [...]
Cleanup Drive at Nagla Block
The Nagla forest, is a relatively unknown part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. This peaceful and serene forest was a “school in nature” for 26 participants comprising of college students, school students, a younger [...]
Volunteering with Asha Dan
On the 20th of April, 2014, fourteen volunteers from New Acropolis India North visited Asha Dan, a home for destitute and disabled people started by Mother Theresa in Byculla, Mumbai and run by the [...]
Shantivan Garden Cleaning
On Sunday 9th February 2014, volunteers got together at the Shantivan Garden in Mumbai. This event was led by the New Acropolis Mumbai Center to help clean this nicely forested space in the heart [...]
Baan Ganga Clean-up Drive
On Sunday 15th December 2013, a clean-up drive was organized by New Acropolis Mumbai Branch, at the historical site of Baan Ganga in Mumbai. 23 participants got together to work with the value of [...]
Active Volunteer Seminar
On 1st of December 2013, 30 volunteers from the New Acropolis Mumbai Centre participated in a day long seminar at Mandwa, a venue at a 45 minute ferry ride from Mumbai. The seminar consisted [...]
Nalanda Library Event – Book Registration
On Saturday, November 23rd 2013, members of the New Acropolis Mumbai got together to work on “Nalanda” the library at the Center. The activity of the day was book registration. The activity was well [...]
World Philosophy Day 2013
On 21st of November 2013 over a hundred guests participated in this event celebrating UNESCO’s World Philosophy Day held at “The Blue Frog” Club in Mumbai. The event also commemorated the 2400th anniversary of the [...]
Volunteering at the Door Step school
On 22nd September, 2013, 17 volunteers including the Active Ecology Team, students of the WOW (World Of Wisdom) course and their teachers helped to renovate a community school (‘Balwadi’) located in the slums of Cuff [...]
First Aid Workshop
On 14th April 2013, a group of 26 enthusiastic participants gathered early on a Sunday morning at the New Acropolis Mumbai Center to learn the essential basics of First Aid. This One day practical [...]
New Acropolis Cleans Ban Ganga!
Ban Ganga (a spring believed to be created by the arrow of Lord Ram himself) is one of the last surviving cultural and historical sites left in Mumbai. On the 9th of December 2012, [...]
UNESCO WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY – PHILOSOPHY: Greatest of All Journeys
On the 23rd of November, New Acropolis joined hands with UNESCO New Delhi and Somaiya Vidyavihar to celebrate World Philosophy Day 2012, at the SIMSR Building of Somaiya Vidyavihar University. The event entitled, “Philosophy: The [...]
Timeless Tales, a community project by for the retired and aged
On the 12th of May 2012, New Acropolis’ “Active Ecology Team” ventured into an old age home for ladies located at Mazgaon, Mumbai called All Saints Home to share precious moments of happiness, inspiration [...]
New Acropolis celebrates UNESCO World Philosophy Day
New Acropolis, together with fellow philosopher Mumbaikars, celebrated UNESCO World Philosophy Day on November 17th, 2011, at Oxford Bookstore (Churchgate). This first ever collaboration between New Acropolis and Oxford Bookstores resulted in an eclectic audience [...]
New Acropolis – India conducted it’s first community service project, ‘Give-Grow-Glow’
Inspired by the occasion of Diwali, ‘The Festival of Light’, New Acropolis – India conducted it’s first community service project, ‘Give-Grow-Glow’. The project involved facilitating an interaction and exchange of gifts between two groups of [...]
Talk on Transforming Ourselves Through Change
Dealing with change can be difficult for many. But it is said that great things never come from comfort zones. On 27 April 2019, New Acropolis (Main Centre) organized a talk titled “Embracing Change” to [...]
Investigating Living Beyond Survival
On Saturday 20th April 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Don’t just Survive. Live!” The speaker explored the concept of a “meaningful life”, beyond mere survival, from a philosophical perspective with an [...]
Talk On Facing Challenges Heroically
On Saturday 6th April 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘The Hercules Within Me .’ The discussion explored how the mythological Greek hero Hercules faced and overcame challenges. Through the session, the [...]
Exploring the Meaning of a Knight In Our Times
Most of us imagine Chivalry as a feature of Medieval Europe; knights in shining armour, riding their steeds. But to explore the concept of what it means to be a knight in our times, New [...]
Conference Resolution Published: Empowering Real Change – Leadership for a Better World
New Acropolis Cultural Organization publishes a Resolution based on the conference Empowering Real Change: Leadership for a Better World held on 15th December 2018 towards the celebration of 150 years of the birth of Gandhiji. The conference had 260 [...]
Talk on Doing Less and Being More
On Saturday 16th March 2019, New Acropolis (Pune Branch) hosted a talk titled ‘Human Being or Human Doing’. The talk explored the challenge of constant busyness as perhaps detrimental to our true development as human [...]
Exploring Harmony through Teachings of Confucius
On 16th of March 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk titled “Balance and Harmony: Confucius’ Teachings”. As a pillar of the Chinese philosophical tradition, the speaker highlighted Confucius’ teaching about the importance of [...]
Exercising Freedom of Choice
New Acropolis (Pune Branch) held a talk called “Daring to Choose” on 2nd March 2019, at which the speaker investigated the idea of Freedom of Choice, as proposed by ancient philosophers. Using various practical examples, [...]
Bringing Nature’s Music to Life
On 2nd March 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a talk on “Listening to the Music of Nature”. The speaker explored the deep relationship between Music, Nature and Human Beings, observing that by distancing ourselves [...]
Cultivating Contentment- The Stoic Way
Human desire is often said to be like a well that never fills; we always want more. But what if it is possible to choose to be content? To explore this subject, New Acropolis (Main [...]
Inaugural talk at Jayanagar branch of New Acropolis
A special occasion for New Acropolis – South India, as the Jayanagar branch opened it’s doors to the people of Bangalore. Over 30 people attended the talk on the important topic of The Art [...]
Keeping it Simple
On 9th February 2019, New Acropolis (Khar Branch) hosted a public lecture titled “Seeking Simplicity”. Using various examples from day-to-day life, the speaker demonstrated that circumstances and situations often only appear complicated due to our [...]