Meena is a fictional character who stars in the Asian children's television show Meena.[2][3][4] The show was originally broadcast in Bengali but has also been translated and aired in English, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Pashto, Persian and Portuguese. Meena educates the children of South Asia on issues of gender, health, and social inequality through her stories in comic books, animated films (Meena Cartoon[5]), and radio series (affiliated with the BBC). Secondary characters of her stories include her brother Raju and her pet parrot Mithu. Her adventures include attempting to get an education, having an equal share of food as Raju, and learning about the HIV, the right way to give birth to a baby, and helping people. All of her stories advocate change in social and cultural practices