India, March 2 -- A founder has sparked a discussion online after blaming what he calls the "Bangalore virus" for his decision to move from Bengaluru to Goa. In a LinkedIn post, Ankit Vengurlekar, founder of Antar Wellness, described a recent experience that reinforced his decision.

Vengurlekar recalled that during a recent morning hike to Kaivarabetta with a trekking group, he overheard two software engineers discussing salaries and job opportunities, even at the summit with sweeping views. "At the summit, these boys asked the dreaded question, 'What do you do?'" he wrote, adding that Bengalureans seem to ask this "no matter the setting", whether on pickleball courts, at morning runs, on dates or at dinners.

He termed this constant wor...