India, March 3 -- A software engineer planning to leave Bengaluru after nearly 3 decades has turned to Reddit for advice on choosing a "forever home" for himself and his retired parents.

In a detailed post, the user said his family had lived in Bengaluru for almost 30 years but had reached a "breaking point" over rising costs and infrastructure concerns. Now working fully remote, the user said that he is considering a permanent move to a Tier 2 city and is seeking a "ground-reality check" before making the big decision.

"I need an honest ground-reality check on which city is actually prepared for the next decade," the OP wrote. He shared that his shortlisted cities include Indore, Chandigarh (Tricity), Jaipur, Lucknow, and Ahmedabad/Gan...