The making of an economic juggernaut

It is a book that boasts of the recommendation of two stalwarts of the industry, N R Narayana Murthy and N Chandrasekaran, and is sure to age well

The Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India's IT Revolution
 

Author: Harish Mehta

Publisher: HarperBusiness

Pages: 271

Price: Rs 512

In the late 1980s, India’s software exports had just crossed $50 million. While it was recognised as a sunrise industry with a lot of promise, a host of rules and regulations impeded its rise.

Fast forward to today. India’s software exports are pegged at around $150 billion, and its biggest players are nursing dreams of becoming behemoths, each with annual revenues of $50 billion or $100 billion.

The Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India’s IT Revolution by Harish Mehta traces this journey