Meena

E1 Episode 1: Count Your Chickens

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• Jan 1, 1991

Meena wishes to go to school, but her parents see no purpose to this because she is a girl. To overcome this problem, Meena enlists the help of her parrot, Mithu, who memorizes the school lesson and relays it to her after class. As a result, Meena learns how to count in twos. She counts her family's chickens and realizes that one is missing. It turns out that a thief has stolen the chicken. The villagers chase the thief and recover the chicken. As a result of this incident, Meena's parents realize the value of education and allow her to attend school along with her brother, Raju.[8]

E2 Episode 2: Dividing the Mango

• Jan 8, 1991

Meena's mother feeds her younger brother, Raju, a bigger portion than Meena because he is a boy. Meena believes this is unfair so she and Raju switch places for a day to see what it is like. Raju has to do all of Meena's household chores such as feeding the chickens, sweeping the floors and drawing water. Meena has to do Raju's chores; however, there is less work to do and Meena spends a lot of the day playing. Raju comes home at the end of the day and tells his parents how difficult it was to do all of Meena's chores. The episode ends with Raju and Meena receiving the same meal portions.

E3 Episode 3: Will Meena Leave School?

• Jan 12, 1991

Meena's father is worried because the family has run out of money. Meena and her father have to go to the shopkeeper to get a loan of rice. The shopkeeper tries to cheat them by increasing the amount of the debt, but Meena stops him due to her ability to read. Meanwhile, the mother is looking for ways to earn money. The school teacher visits their home and tells the mother that she can work from home. The family buys a cow, as well as a bike so the father can sell the milk in the village. The shopkeeper tells them that if the family cannot repay the debt, then he will take the cow, the calf and Mithu. Meena's father gets a fever so he is unable to sell the milk in the village. Meena and Raju go instead, but their bike crashes, which delays their ability to repay the debt to the shopkeeper. Mithu carries the money back home instead so that the debt is repaid in time.

E4 Episode 4: Who Is Afraid of the Bully!

• Jan 22, 1991

Meena and her friends teach Dipu who insults girls a lesson.

E5 Episode 5: Saving a Life

• Jan 22, 1991

Meena saves her sister Rani's life when she has diarrhea by giving saline.

E6 Episode 6: Meena's Three Wishes

• Jan 26, 1991

Meena have a dream and she makes it come true.

E7 Episode 7: Say No to Dowry

• Jan 29, 1991

E8 Episode 8: Too Young to Marry

• Feb 2, 1991

E9 Episode 9: Episode 9

• Feb 5, 1991

E10 Episode 10: I Love School

• Feb 9, 1991

A good teacher makes all the difference. Along with practical learning methods. In this episode, Meena focuses on the need for a friendly classroom environment to ensure proper learning.

E11 Episode 11: Episode 11

• Feb 12, 1991

E12 Episode 12: Episode 12

• Feb 16, 1991

E13 Episode 13: Episode 13

• Feb 19, 1991

E14 Episode 14: Episode 14

• Feb 23, 1991

E15 Episode 15: Episode 15

• Feb 26, 1991

E16 Episode 16: Episode 16

• Mar 2, 1991

E17 Episode 17: Episode 17

• Mar 5, 1991

E18 Episode 18: Episode 18

• Mar 9, 1991

E19 Episode 19: 19. We'll protect ourselves

• Mar 12, 1991

Meena focuses on what to do in the event of a flood—illustrating the importance of maintaining unity and helping each other during times of flood.

E20 Episode 20: Episode 20

• Mar 16, 1991

E21 Episode 21: Episode 21

• Mar 19, 1991

E22 Episode 22: Episode 22

• Mar 23, 1991

E23 Episode 23: Episode 23

• Mar 26, 1991

E24 Episode 24: Episode 24

• Mar 30, 1991

E25 Episode 25: Episode 25

• Apr 2, 1991

E26 Episode 26: Episode 26

• Apr 6, 1991

E27 Episode 27: Episode 27

• Apr 9, 1991

E28 Episode 28: Episode 28

• Apr 13, 1991

E29 Episode 29: Episode 29

• Apr 16, 1991

E30 Episode 30: Episode 30

• Apr 20, 1991

E31 Episode 31: Episode 31

• Apr 23, 1991

E32 Episode 32: Episode 32

• Apr 27, 1991

E33 Episode 33: Episode 33

• Apr 30, 1991

E34 Episode 34: Episode 34

• May 4, 1991

E35 Episode 35: Episode 35

• May 7, 1991

E36 Episode 36: Episode 36

• May 11, 1991

E37 Episode 37: Episode 37

• May 14, 1991