Class 11 English Core Hornbill PROSE Chapter - 5. THE ADVENTURE
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- 5. THE ADVENTURE - Jayant Narlikar MAIN POINTS ☞ "The Adventure' combines science
and fiction. ☞ The story looks at the idea of
parallel worlds. ☞ Professor Gaitonde or Gangadharpant
was travelling by the Jijamata Express from Pune to Mumbai. ☞ He emerged from Victoria Terminus
station. He found himself facing an imposing building - East India House,
Headquarters of The East India Company. ☞ He was shocked and surprised because
The East India Company had been wound up after the uprising of 1857. ☞ He entered the Forbes building to
meet his son but couldn't find him. ☞ He entered the library in the town
hall and asked for a list of history books. ☞ Out of the five books, four described
history as we know it. Only in the fifth volume history had taken a different
turn. ☞ It was written that the Marathas won
the Battle of Panipat. Abdali was defeated and chased back to Kabul.