India, March 7 -- An automotive engineer from Bengaluru has raised concerns about what she calls a growing "cellphone addiction" in the country after noticing a pattern during her recent auto rickshaw rides.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Manasa Manjunath said every auto driver she travelled with this week spent the entire ride talking on the phone, sparking a wider discussion online about people being constantly glued to their devices.

"I've taken 4 auto rides this week. All between 15-25 mins. Every auto driver has been on the phone non-stop for every single minute of every ride," the caption of the post reads.

Manjunath shared that the experience left her surprised and concerned. She wrote that the drivers were on the phone "non...