Tech companies plug into India's smaller cities for talent

Employees of HCLTech have their meals at the roadside eateries outside their office on the outskirts of Lucknow, India, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar

MADURAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian engineer B. Ramachandran now prefers living in the smaller cities than the major tech hubs of Bengaluru and Chennai.

After the pandemic, the 47-year-old moved to Madurai, a temple town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He has no plans to leave his hometown, saying the chance to live with his ageing mother while working for New York-based technology services firm Genpact is a "blessing".