Economist Meena Acharya grew up in a different time. Meena flashes back to that black and white time and sees her father, Tank Prasad Acharya, who was jailed for ending the Rana regime. He was – in the cage of the infamous Golghar.

Meena has been observing the unprecedented political and social changes of Nepal since the 90s till today. Growing up in a political family, Meena saw in her childhood the sufferings of the family and the struggles of her mother Revant Kumari after falling into the political circle. He has written the story of that old time in his autobiography - 'Continuous Journey of Freedom and Equality'. 

His autobiography tells the story of the political agitation of that time, from upheaval to social consciousness. About Meena's autobiography, former president Bidya Devi Bhandari has written, "Many things can be learned from the struggle she had to do with family, society and the state to live as an independent and self-reliant woman." 

Meena has worked on various topics such as Nepal's development economy, gender relations, labor market and the value of women's labor, politics, poverty, etc. He has various identities - economist, women's rights activist, activist, etc.

Meena Acharya was born 88 years ago in Dhobikhola, Kathmandu. Father Tank Prasad was the founding president of Nepal Praja Parishad, Nepal's first organized political party. Meena was only 3 years old when Tank Prasad Acharya was jailed for politics. After her husband was jailed, Revant Kumari sent Meena to her grandfather Tika Prasad Acharya who lived in Janakpur.

Grandfather took Meena to Banaras, Meena stayed with Grandfather for 3 years in Banaras. After his son was jailed, the grandfather considered Meena as his 'son' and dressed him accordingly. Meena was engrossed in remembering the footsteps of the old days when she was told that she was not admitted to an all-girls school in Banaras because she wore pants and was mistaken for a boy. Even at this age, Meena is active in reading and writing. 

After passing IA from Padmakanya Campus, he holds BA Honors in Economics from University of Delhi, India, MS in Economic Cybernetics from Moscow University, Soviet Union and Development from University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Graduated in studies. Meena, who was away from her father's presence during her childhood due to her father's involvement in politics, credits her mother for reaching this position.

She has worked as a researcher for Rashtra Bank and Nepal's development, economy, gender relations, foreign aid, labor market, politics, poverty and planning. She has worked as a consultant in organizations like World Bank, UNDP, Asian Development Bank. She also worked as a member of the Board of Directors of Policy and Research Foundation. 

Spent the fertile time of her life ie 25 years in Rashtra Bank – as Research Officer, Economic Adviser, Chief Economic Adviser and Head of Finance Department. When she started working at Rashtra Bank, there were no women officers in the banking sector.

She took a leave from the National Bank and went to the United States to study development studies. When I came to study there, due to the political atmosphere there (after the multi-party system), the question of inclusion arose and others came as deputy governors through political appointment. He claims that he will reach the governorship if it is based on merit. She says that she left the bank job because she started getting political appointments. 

According to him, because women take care of the house, men are able to confidently go about their work. She says, "Women have contributed in their own way to financial gain. Whether it is in agriculture or by keeping small shops, they are working on their own.'' Therefore, she thinks that women should be able to call the money they earn 'mine'. 

Meena wrote works and articles on political research. She is also a strong activist for women's freedom and property rights for daughters, who is still on a continuous journey of freedom and equality. Meena thinks – every person should not run away from their responsibility. 

Meena, who was a hockey player since childhood, used to gather friends and ride bicycles and go swimming. Around the year 1997, it was customary in Nepali society to marry a girl before her period. Mother Revantakumari did not care and sent a letter to her husband in jail - she should be educated, not married now. Meena went to study in Russia after struggling a lot.

Love and marriage took place while studying in Russia. She decided to return to Nepal so as not to lose her Nepali citizenship. After marriage, she lived with her husband in a joint family with her parents in Nepal. After her husband expressed his inability to stay in Nepal, she went home without knowing him.

She says that mothers have a special role in nurturing and building the personality of children. At that time, after his father was jailed, the family burden fell on his mother Revantakumari. Meena remembers that even at that time, her mother used to buy books for her daughters to master English. She doesn't remember her mother ever saying 'you are a daughter, you should know how to do housework'. She learned from her mother that education gives her identity and makes her independent.