(From left) Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Chasing His Father's Dreams author Biswajit Mohanty and former IAS officer Prasanna Mishra release the book at the Press Club of Odisha in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

The book elucidates on the circumstances under which chief minister Naveen Patnaik rose to power. The book launch was attended by journalists Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Kingshuk Nag, former minister of state for finance Panchanan Kanungo and IAS (retired) Prasanna Mishra.

The book deals with the reasons behind Naveen's popularity over the years despite his non familiarity with the Odia language.

Running to 450 pages, the book delves into the progress under his leadership for 16 years. It accounts the elections to the state Assembly from 2000, the allegations of corruption against corporate conglomerates and socio-economic issues related to mining, health, education and rural welfare.

Picture by Ashwinee Pati