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| name = The Maverick Effect<br />
| author = Harish Mehta<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
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| subject = Corporate history<br />
| genre = Non-fiction<br />
| publisher = [[HarperCollins]]<br />
| pub_date = 2022<br />
| pages = 398<br />
| isbn = 978-9354895296<br />
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'''''The Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India's IT Revolution''''' is a non-fiction [[corporate history]] book authored by [[Harish S. Mehta|Harish Mehta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Maverick Effect review: A story of what India can |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/books/2022/04/09/the-maverick-effect-review-a-story-of-what-india-can.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> Published by [[HarperCollins|Harper Business]] in 2022, the book provides a detailed account of the growth and evolution of [[Software industry in India|India's software industry]] through the journey of [[NASSCOM]] and its early members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kataria |first=Sanjiv |date=2022-04-25 |title=Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India's IT Revolution |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/books/reviews/business-economy/maverick-effectthe-inside-story-of-indias-it-revolution/article65352966.ece |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian IT Services: The King's Horse Has Never Stopped Galloping |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/column/indian-it-services-the-kings-horse-has-never-stopped-galloping/84287/1 |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Overview ==<br />
The book is both a memoir and a historical account that narrates the story of India's IT revolution, focusing on the establishment of NASSCOM in 1988. The book highlights the challenges faced by early entrepreneurs in the software industry during the [[Licence Raj]] and how their collective efforts led to the industry's global prominence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-29 |title=The maverick who built Nasscom reveals birth pangs of tech sector |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/harish-mehta-the-maverick-who-built-nasscom/articleshow/107214586.cms |access-date=2024-09-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harish Mehta, founder and executive chairperson of Onward Technologies, says he never regrets cutting up his Green Card |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/harish-mehta-founder-and-executive-chairperson-of-onward-technologies-says-he-never-regrets-cutting-up-his-green-card/articleshow/91349166.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''The Maverick Effect'' has been well received by critics and industry professionals. [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]], one of the key figures in India's IT revolution, endorsed the book, calling it an authoritative narrative on the growth of India's software industry.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelkar |first=Suhit |date=30 April 2022 |title=Book review: Harish Mehta's 'The Maverick Effect' is an engaging 'biography of Nasscom' |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/book-review-harish-mehtas-the-maverick-effect-is-an-engaging-biography-of-nasscom-8435931.html |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=[[Moneycontrol]]}}</ref> The book has also been praised for its engaging style and comprehensive coverage of NASSCOM's journey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-04 |title=Book Excerpt: The Maverick Effect by Harish Mehta - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/news/book-excerpt-the-maverick-effect-by-harish-mehta-13375232.htm |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Microsoft or Google may not spring from India, says IT industry veteran Harish Mehta |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/microsoft-or-google-may-not-spring-from-india-says-it-industry-veteran-harish-mehta-1945778-2022-05-05 |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Aaggarwal |first=Saaz |date=25 August 2022 |title=Review: The Maverick Effect by Harish Mehta |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-the-maverick-effect-by-harish-mehta-101661432513840.html |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><br />
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=== Reviews ===<br />
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* {{Cite journal |last1=Paul |first1=Nabendu |last2=Gudadinni |first2=Mallikarjun |date=31 May 2023 |title=Harish Mehta, The Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India's IT Revolution, HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. ISBN 978-93-5489-529-6 (PB). |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09718907231167961 |journal=Paradigm: A Management Research Journal |publisher=[[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad]] |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=97–100 |doi=10.1177/09718907231167961 |via=[[SAGE Publishers]]|url-access=subscription }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Software Technology Parks of India]]<br />
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