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Meena is a fictional character who stars in the Indian childrens television show Meena.The show has been broadcast in languages such as Bengali, English, Hindi, Nepali and Urdu.
The lead character, Meena educates the children of South Asia on issues of gender, health, and social inequality through her stories in comic books, animated films, and radio series.The secondary characters of her stories include her brother Raju, and her pet parrot Mithu.
Her audience goes on her adventures as she attempts to get an education, have an equal share of food as Raju, and learns about the HIV virus.
All of her stories advocate change in social and cultural practices.
Her popularity is due to her not being closely bound to just one country or culture of South Asia, but uniting the common characteristics of them all.
Her creation is partly due to the UNICEF, an organization that supports the growing educational awareness of South Asia through Meena and her stories.