About 700 students from Class five to Class eight from the 190-year-old St Columba Girls High School, Grant Road, took part in a rally between August Kranti Maidan and Mani Bhavan to celebrate Khadi on Wednesday morning.

August Kranti Maidan was where the Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 and Mani Bhavan served as his place of residence. This marks the first such rally in the state organised by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission as part of the month-long Khadi Mohotsav and more rallies will be held in approximately 10 schools across Mumbai and 105 schools across Maharashtra.