States-Minorities, Dr BR Ambedkar, translator Harathi Vageeshan, 72 pp, Rs. 50 \nAmbedkar details the rights of states and minorities and how to secure them in the Constitution of free India. In fact, the book is a mini-constitution complete with a preamble and also contains draft articles on 'Fundamental rights of Citizens' and 'Admission of States into the Union'. The document contains a comprehensive constitutional architecture for the protection and empowerment of Scheduled Castes. \nAuthor: Bhimrao Ambedkar, (1891-1956) fondly called Babasaheb, was a jurist, economist, politician and social reformer, who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the Dalits. He was independent India's first Minister of Law and Justice, and the chief architect of the Constitution of India. \nTranslator Harathi Vageeshan is a writer, essayist and teaches at NALSAR, Hyderabad