India, April 23 -- An Indian tech CEO has sparked a discussion online by relaying his conversation he had with a retired American tech worker, who compared his travel experiences in India and Sri Lanka. Harshdeep Rapal, the co-founder and CEO of Legitt AI, said he met a 62-year-old retiree in Florida who described travelling in India as "exhausting" and anxiety-inducing.

The Florida man had previously worked for Oracle in San Francisco, and had heard many good things about India from his Indian co-workers. When he retired at the age of 58, he decided to visit the country.

Unfortunately, his experience did not pan out the way he had hoped. The ex-Oracle worker said India made him anxious and overwhelmed. Sri Lanka, by contrast, offered a...