Mapui Kawlim (alias Wingstar) is a superhero appearing in the Indian comic book Tinkle.
"[2] It was created to promote gender equality with a focus on northeast India where discrimination based on ethnic stereotyping has been an issue.
[8] Mapui's gadgets are rocket thrusters that can make a speed of 110 km per hour, iron fists that can break brick walls, and reinforced robotic arms that can lift a ton of weight.
[8] The CatchNews reported that one of the objectives of introducing this superhero is to mend the feeling of prejudices among the people in northeast India.
[10][11] In a comment, editor Rajni Thindiath added another objective, saying, "We need more iconic female heroes to join the plethora of enduring male comic characters in the country – Suppandi, Shikari Shambu and Tantri the Mantri.
"[6] The character of Mapui Kawlim was introduced as a Mizo girl from Aizawl, with an aim to break stereotyping in northeast India.
[5] Contradicting the original claim that character is about Mizoram[12][13][14] and ethnic prejudices against the northeast Indians,[15][16][17] Thindiath denied this to the BBC News, "I am aware of the discrimination, but we didn't create WingStar because of that.
[19] D'mello asserted that they have no particular focus on any ethnicity,[5] although they initially explained that the material or colour representative of "Mizoram (since it is where the story is set) is taken into account.
[5] Staneley remarked: "The attempt at pluralism is noteworthy, and while we appreciate the effort, a little more research at the ground-level could have seriously helped in fashioning a character true to the diversity of a highly-neglected section of Indian society.