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 [...]
A workshop to understand & experience the principles of clowning for Healthcare
Igor Narovski, Artistic Director of Dr. Klauns, a Healthcare clowning organization in Latvia, Europe, facilitated a workshop for member volunteers of New Acropolis. In this interactive workshop participants were taken through immersive exercises to [...]
Marking International Mother Earth Day
New Acropolis India hosted four specially curated events marking International Mother Earth Day in Pune and Mumbai across the month of April. Through these events, nearly 200 participants had the opportunity to experience, interact [...]
Celebrating Mother Earth Day at New Acropolis Bangalore
The volunteers of New Acropolis, Bangalore organised two meaningful workshops to help the community pause & connect with the gifts of Nature this **Mother Earth Day**. A practical Composting Workshop organised in association with [...]
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 [...]
Work With Clay Workshop
Members from New Acropolis Main Centre, Colaba, spent a happy, creative Sunday morning on 16th April 2023, learning to make handmade products in clay at the Clay and I studio in Charni Road, Mumbai. [...]
New Acropolis Pune Members Work 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. Members of New Acropolis Pune Branch marked this event with a [...]
Welcoming Spring at New Acropolis Bangalore
"Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower." As Bangalore blossoms begin to warm the hearts reminding us of spring, the philosophers of New Acropolis India South got together to celebrate the [...]
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 [...]
Architecture: Transforming the World Brick by Brick
The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted a studio visit and discussion with architect Sameep Padora on Friday, 31st March 2023. The conversation explored the philosophical values and principles which make his work not just [...]
Mangrove Clean Up Drive
On the 26th of March 2023, 30 volunteers participated in cleaning up the Mangrove habitat in the Colaba area. The clean up was in many ways an attempt to restore some balance inadvertently caused by [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating a Fraternity Evening to Welcome Spring
Over 90 members of New Acropolis Main Centre in Colaba got together on 14 March 2023 to welcome Spring. The new season is a time to mark the expression of renewal and revival, which [...]
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 Way of the Inner Warrior
On 11th March ’23, New Acropolis Pune hosted a talk titled ‘Art of Inner Development: Lessons from Bushido’ Extracting lessons for daily life from the ‘Samurai’, the warrior class from medieval Japan, the speaker highlighted [...]
An Ancient Philosophy for a Happy Life
Can an ancient philosophy teach us how to deal with a modern life? New Acropolis, Main Centre at Colaba hosted a talk titled "A Stoic Guide to Happiness : A Glimpse into Living Philosophy" on [...]
A meaningful Sunday with #newacropoliscommunitreecircle
New Acropolis CommuniTree Volunteering Circle organised an energetic hands on workshop to experience living in harmony with nature. Families and individuals participated in our activities to connect with people and our environment. The workshop [...]
Painting in the Park with Purnima Sampat
‘Every child is an artiste. The problem is how to remain an artiste when we grow up’. - Picasso The New Acropolis Culture Circle hosted “Everyone Can Paint”, a workshop in a garden in [...]
Inspiration from Sacred Architecture
Is there more to life than meets the eye ? New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba held a public lecture on 11th February 2023 titled "Principles of Life through Sacred Architecture”. Architecture in Egypt has [...]
Discovering Authenticity : A Journey With Buddha and Socrates
In a quest to navigate the complexities of identity in today's rapidly changing world, New Acropolis Main Centre hosted a public talk on 16 March 20204 titled "Living Authentically an Encounter with Buddha and [...]
Seeking Union : An Evening with Rumi’s Wisdom
On the evening of March 16, 2024, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted an event titled 'Seeking Union: An Evening with Rumi', dedicated to exploring a deeper philosophical understanding of Rumi's life and [...]
Harmonising Voices : Exploring our Mind and Heart
In our daily lives, the battle between the rationality of the mind and the calling from the heart often wages on. But what if we could harmonize these voices within us? To explore more, [...]
Arjuna – The Inner Hero
On Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, the Pune branch of New Acropolis hosted a lecture titled "Arjuna’s Dilemma: Daring to Choose." The topic garnered significant interest from a youthful audience. The speaker expounded upon the [...]
Taking Inspiration from Nature to observe a Deeper Dimension of Life
On 24 February 2024, New Acropolis main center in Colaba hosted a Public talk and Workshop on diving into how we can take Lessons from Nature on learning to look at life in a [...]
Pune Branch has a new address
On 23rd February 2024, New Acropolis Pune Branch inaugurated their new home at in Koregaon Park. This move is a clear reflection of the enthusiasm of the members of the branch and the encouraging participation [...]
The Poetic Path to Unraveling Life’s Beauty
On 10 February 2024, New Acropolis main center in Colaba hosted an evening of Philosophy and Poetry to delve deeper into the profound connections between poetry, life, and the pursuit of beauty in an [...]
Putting Philosophy into Practice
On 10th February 2024, the New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk titled "Practical Philosophy – Lessons from Marcus Aurelius”. The talk explored a renewed interest in Stoic philosophy which started with a brief [...]
Finding Inner Balance in our Everyday Lives
In an increasingly fast-paced and chaotic world, we can perhaps turn to ancient wisdom for guidance in finding inner harmony and balance. On 3rd February 2024, the New Acropolis Pune Branch hosted a talk [...]
Traveling Beyond Explorations with New Acropolis: Egypt
A group of 32 members and friends of New Acropolis embarked on an exploration of Ancient Egypt as a part of the pilot of a new initiative by New Acropolis called "Traveling Beyond" Explorations. [...]
Exploring the Language of Symbols
On 27 January 2024, New Acropolis Main Centre at Colaba hosted an evening to explore the language of symbols through a talk titled “Decoding Symbols: The Language of Life”. The [...]
Taking Philosophy to the Streets
In a city that never sleeps, where the rhythm of life often drowns out the nuances around us, volunteers from New Acropolis Mumbai are set to unveil a thought-provoking initiative at the Maha Mumbai [...]
Exploring the Roots of Tribal Art
On Wednesday, 27th May 2020, the Art Products Department of New Acropolis India conducted an online session titled 'Folk and Tribal Arts of India'. Through various examples, participants were introduced to 3 art traditions [...]
Discovering Ourselves Through Dhrupad Music
On Saturday, 23rd May 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis India hosted an online event titled 'Naad Yatra - A Journey Through Sound' with exponent of the Hindustani classical tradition called Dhrupad, Mr. Chintan [...]
Discovering Simplicity through Haiku
On Wednesday, 20th May 2020, New Acropolis India organised an online workshop exploring Japanese form of poetry, 'Haiku - Wisdom in Simplicity'. Using examples of Haiku written by famous Japanese poets the speaker explained [...]
Member Reflections on Books We Love
On Friday, 1st May 2020, as a part of the 'Philosophy in Corona Days' series, The Culture Circle of New Acropolis India and Nalanda Library Department hosted an online activity titled 'Books We Love'. [...]
Member Activities During Corona Days
During the weeks of the lockdown in April 2020, New Acropolis India hosted a series of online engagement activities for members and Friends of New Acropolis titled ‘Philosophy in Corona Days’. The activities were [...]
A cultural get-together at the Jayanagar branch of New Acropolis (India)
A cultural get-together at the Jayanagar branch of New Acropolis (India). An evening of getting to know each other through our roots, and a beautiful sitar performance! [...]
Ayurveda – a Philosophical Approach
On Saturday, 22nd February 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a lecture titled "Ayurveda - A Philosophical Approach" by Prof. Ushma Williams. The speaker explained that the word Ayurveda is derived from the [...]
New Acropolis celebrated its 11th anniversary, with Alice!
New Acropolis (at Bangalore) celebrated its 11th anniversary. And what a fun party it was! The theme was based on Alice’s Wonderland and the setting inspired by the mad tea party. Everything was vibrant, [...]
Experiencing the Essence of Kathak
On Saturday, 11th January 2020, the Culture Circle of New Acropolis hosted a performance and talk on a classical Indian dance form by Gauri Sharma Tripathi titled ‘The Essence of Kathak’. Gauri presented the history [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Discovering Heroic Qualities
On 8th December 2018, the Social Solidarity Department of New Acropolis (Khar Branch) conducted an activity titled “Heroism” in collaboration with Angel Express, an NGO that works with underprivileged children. The goal of the [...]
Keeping Hope Alive
On 18 November 2018 , 32 volunteers comprising of members of New Acropolis (Main Centre), friends and citizens of Colaba area, with the support of BMC (A ward) came together to repaint and refresh [...]
New Acropolis (India) at Bangalore celebrated the International Day of Philosophy 2018
On 17th November 2018, New acropolis Bangalore celebrated the International Day of Philosophy with The Philosophy Habba titled “Maarga: Building Pathways to Change”. The day long event saw many enthusiastic participants partake in diverse [...]
Caring for Mangroves
On 27th October 2018, New Acropolis (Main Centre) led 30 volunteers in a clean-up and restoration activity in one area of the Mangroves situated in Navy Nagar, Colaba. With scissors, gloves and rakes in [...]
IONA Birthday Sign language project
In celebration of the 61st Birthday of the International Organization of New Acropolis, New Acropolis Bangalore marked the occasion this year, with a special activity of signing the famous John Lenon song ‘IMAGINE’ to [...]
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 [...]