Author: India
We celebrated World Philosophy Day 2019 (Bangalore, India)
New Acropolis celebrated ‘International Day of Philosophy 2019‘ in partnership with Sublime Galleria at Art Bengaluru festival 2019. The Butterfly Effect, an interactive art installation, was a prominent draw at […]
World Philosophy Day 2019 – Celebrating the Continuing Relevance of Stoic Philosophy (Mumbai, India)
New Acropolis celebrated the World Philosophy Day 2019 with the release of a new book titled “Above All, BE GOOD: A Stoic Guide to Happiness,” authored by Mr. Gilad Sommer, […]
Lecture on two Chinese Masters: The Wisdom of Lao Tsu and Confucius (Bangalore, India)
The talk focused on the two renowned Philosophers from China.Their teachings have endured through the centuries and been adapted into practice in daily life, through the generations. Confucius’ teachings emphasize […]
Lecture on – Living the Hero’s Journey (Bangalore, India)
The talk brought to the audience the influential work ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces’ by Joseph Campbell which captures the universal narrative of the journey of the hero in […]
Odissi Dance – Lecture Demonstration (Mumbai, India)
New Acropolis hosted a lecture-demonstration titled “Odissi – The Sacred Dance”. Priya Singh, introduced the origins and history of the Odissi dance form, its symbolic characteristics, and the meaning of […]
Solidarity Through Blood Donation Drive (Mumbai, India)
In an effort to promote solidarity and the spirit of volunteering, New Acropolis main center in Mumbai conducted a Blood Donation Drive in collaboration with Masina Hospital. This drive was […]
Celebrating the Spring equinox and the festival of Holi! (Bangalore, India)
Members of New Acropolis celebrated the Spring Equinox. In India, Holi is the festival of spring” which marks the beginning of the harvest season. As is the traditional custom with […]
Itadakimasu… cooking Japanese home style food! (Bangalore, India)
We got together on a sunny Sunday morning to learn how to cook Japanese home style food from Maki Yoshida. She taught us about typical Japanese meals, how to use […]
New Acropolis extended support to the victims of the cyclone Odisha (Mumbai, India)
In response to the aftermath of cyclone Fani in Odisha, New Acropolis Mumbai conducted a donation drive to collect food and other non perishable items in collaboration with Goonj, an […]
The Simplicity of Haiku Poetry (Mumbai, India)
New Acropolis hosted an interactive talk at the Colaba Centre titled “Wisdom in Simplicity: Exploring Japanese Haiku Poetry”. It was proposed that Haiku poetry, like many classical art forms, invites […]
