India, Aug. 10 -- As property prices and rents continue to soar across Bengaluru's prime neighbourhoods, a growing number of tech professionals are looking beyond the IT capital, and many are zeroing in on Mysuru. Tired of relentless traffic congestion and worsening air quality, remote-working and hybrid techies are increasingly choosing the quieter, greener, and more affordable city of Mysuru to settle down.

Once a pensioner's haven, Mysuru is fast emerging as a second-home hotspot for professionals, drawn by its calm lifestyle, cleaner air, and improving infrastructure, without compromising on connectivity or amenities.

Srinidhi, a millennial techie based in Peenya, Bengaluru, recently decided to sell his city property and shift base ...