Overview
- The chief minister formally unveiled CBN@361 Degrees — Polymath at a Kakatiya Cultural Association event in Singapore on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, and handed first copies to India’s High Commissioner Shilpak Ambule and Andhra Pradesh minister P. Narayana.
- The volume was written by senior journalist Shakamuri Srinivasa Prasad and translated into English by retired IAS officer K. V. Satyanarayana, with organisers and speakers describing it as an analysis of Naidu’s leadership and decision-making.
- At the launch the author compared Naidu’s style to internationally known leaders such as Lee Kuan Yew and Jacinda Ardern, and event organisers presented a commemorative Lee Kuan Yew coin and a ‘Global Polymath’ award to the chief minister.
- Organisers said the book will soon be published in Telugu, Hindi and other Indian languages and cited high digital engagement for Naidu’s earlier book, though those download figures and future release dates were not independently verified in coverage.
- Supporters and some officials framed the book as a resource for students and researchers of governance and as a way to burnish Naidu’s image with the Telugu diaspora, which could strengthen overseas goodwill and scholarly interest in his policies.