New Delhi, June 7 -- If you happened to be in Bengaluru on Tuesday, 3 June, and were oblivious to the cultural phenomenon that is the Indian Premier League (IPL), you'd have been in for quite a shock around 11:30pm. Just as Shashank Singh of Punjab Kings lofted Josh Hazlewood for a six over long off, the IT capital of India erupted in joy. The city's beloved team-Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)-had just clinched their first-ever IPL title after a nearly two-decade wait.

There was no holding back. Bengalureans from all walks of life poured out of homes, offices, pubs, and bars-wherever they had been watching the match-to flood the streets. They had only one mission: to celebrate their heroes.

For once, Bengaluru's infamous traffic wasn...