New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- A flip phone snapping shut after a call. A slightly blown-out photograph from a digital camera that predates Instagram. An instant print sliding out of an Instax Mini at a party. Across India, people are rethinking the kind of technology they want to live with. From iPods and feature phones to digital cameras and instant film, a growing number of Gen Z and millennials are turning to older-or deliberately old-feeling-tech to counter the constant pull of the smartphone.

This shift is not simply about nostalgia. It is about fatigue: with endless notifications, algorithmic feeds, and increasingly intrusive digital features that demand attention-technology can often feel overwhelming today.

The change is visible in smal...