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Are you an outcast if you’re not married by a certain age?

Are you made to feel like an outcast by the Asian community if you’re not married by a certain age?

Is there pressure to marry by a certain age in the Asian community or else you’re treated like an outcast? That’s the experience of a 42-year-old man who is single and shared his story with the Asian Image. Qasa gets your thoughts on this. After that, as India enters the third phase of the elections he’ll be finding out what issues matter to Indian women voting this year. It’s estimated more women will head to the polls than ever before in an Indian election. Then we hear from Kinari Mehta, who at the age of 30 has a terminal condition called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. And at the end of the show, we hear from Imrul Gazi, the manager of one of the most successful British Asian football clubs, who says he is fed-up with the racial discrimination his players are facing on the pitch.

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