On the 2nd and the 3rd of October an event was held in honor of the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. During this event 2 essays, written by students of the AlphaMax Academy were read. "How Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi changed the Role Women Played in India" Was read by Marina Sew-Atjon, and "Gandhi and Satyahgraha" was read by Vijoya Taylor.
Vijoya Taylor started with the Quoted statement by Mahatma Gandhi, "Satyagraha thrives on repression till at last the repressor is tired of it and the object of Satyagraha is gained." She then went into the subject, "the method of resistance, the technique of Satyagraha – a Hindu term that combined the words for "truth" and "holding firmly"." She concluded her essay by stating that, "Satyagraha is only for the courageous, and, in the words of the Mahatma, "Satyagraha does not depend on the outside help, it derives all its strength from within."
Marina Sew-Atjon started with an opening statement, "Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi achieved unimaginable progress during his lifetime and inspired and continues to inspire many others long after he has gone", then she brought up the topic of the equality of Indian women and went into detail on the subject. She concluded her essay by saying that Gandhi changed the way the society thought and acted. She said, "He is not only an inspiration, a leader or a legend. He was Mohandas Karamchand 'Mahatma' Gandhi. There are no words to describe this holy man." A strong statement by Marina Sew-Atjon
Svetoisckia Sahtoe
