India, July 13 -- Many people dream of earning a high salary and living in a big city. But an IIT Kanpur alumnus who left Bengaluru and moved to a small mountain town says the change gave him a completely different perspective on success and happiness.

Taking to LinkedIn, Arjav Modi compared what life feels like in India's startup capital with his experience of spending the past 4 months in a small mountain town.

In his post, he described two different versions of a 27-year-old professional. The first, he said, lives in Bengaluru, earns around Rs.40 LPA, commutes by cabs and orders groceries via quick-commerce apps.

"You're 27, living in a 3BHK of Bengaluru. Your salary is around Rs.40 lakhs. You commute by an Uber every day and order ...