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Dr Ambedkar was India's 'first male feminist', says Shashi Tharoor

The congress MP said that Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar urged women not to allow themselves to be forced into marriage, to delay marriage, delay childbirth and stand up to their husbands as equals. The Congress MP, while speaking about his latest book, "Ambedkar: A Life," said, "He [Ambedkar) urged women not to allow themselves to be forced into marriage," Tharoor added.