Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts...perhaps the fear of a loss of power.John SteinbeckOrphan Harsh makes it to the billionaire club with a burning vision,sheer intellect and the blessings of his political Godfather. The favoursmust now be paid back, through a huge Guru Dakshina. To honour hisMaster's wish, Harsh, with the help of his fellow IITians, sets out tocreate a never-seen-before governance technology that will change theface of democratic India.Everything is at stake: money, reputations, egos and morals. Even lives.Will they succumb to insatiable greed in the murky games of politics,backstabbing and subterfuge, or will they be redeemed by the “TenCommandments” that once forged their ideals at college?If you thought that supreme technology and unalloyed power canbring lasting public good, or that e-governance and transparency can address the ills of our system,The Winner's Curse will force you to think again. For, ultimately, what's at stake is: YOU.The Winner's Curse: the turbulent voyage of talent and intellect in the morass of turpitude.
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts...perhaps the fear of a loss of power.John SteinbeckOrphan Harsh makes it to the billionaire club with a burning vision,sheer intellect and the blessings of his political Godfather. The favoursmust now be paid back, through a huge Guru Dakshina. To honour hisMaster's wish, Harsh, with the help of his fellow IITians, sets out tocreate a never-seen-before governance technology that will change theface of democratic India.Everything is at stake: money, reputations, egos and morals. Even lives.Will they succumb to insatiable greed in the murky games of politics,backstabbing and subterfuge, or will they be redeemed by the “TenCommandments” that once forged their ideals at college?If you thought that supreme technology and unalloyed power canbring lasting public good, or that e-governance and transparency can address the ills of our system,The Winner's Curse will force you to think again. For, ultimately, what's at stake is: YOU.The Winner's Curse: the turbulent voyage of talent and intellect in the morass of turpitude.