Kerala has witnessed some of the most important and striking protests in the history of India like the struggle for the right to cover breasts by the women of lower castes, the struggle waged by Ayyankali for access to public roads, temple entry agitation and the reformist movement led by VT Bhattathiripad for the emancipation of women belonging to the Namboodiri community, so on and so forth. One of the most celebrated movements of this sort, Misra bhojanam (common dining or inter-caste dining), marks its 100th anniversary this year.