Deccan Development Society puts out a variety of publications, most of which are banks of indigenous knowledge of Dalit men and women. From millet-based recipes to policy advocacy whitepapers, we have a range of publications, mostly in Telugu and some in English. 

Explore our publications.

Widening Wings

Widening Wings

This is an informative booklet on the members that constitute the Millet Network of India (MINI) . DDS launched this network in 2007 to enable the members to share their experiences and to provide a wider platform for the people who were already working with millets...

Jai Chandiram Film Festival 2019

Jai Chandiram Film Festival 2019

The Jai Chandiram Memorial Community Media Film Festival is a celebration of Community Media which has tried to erase the hegemony of the urban people over the media. It's also a statement that local communities in rural India can stop being consumers of media and...

Darwajalo Dawakhana (Dispensary at your doorstep)

Darwajalo Dawakhana (Dispensary at your doorstep)

A variety of plants and creepers that grow alongside agricultural farms have medicinal values. A number of elders are able to identify them even to this day and use them to heal a variety of minor illnesses. This booklet lists out all such plants and creepers and...

Sounds of the Soil

Sounds of the Soil

The collection of songs and stories presented here are a homage to the women farmers of the Deccan Plateau and other dryland regions of the country. The songs gathered from the—landless and land-owning women farmers in the Zaheerabad region of Telangana are a joyous...