Class 11 English Core Hornbill PROSE Chapter - 5. THE ADVENTURE

Class 11 English Core Hornbill PROSE Chapter - 5. THE ADVENTURE
Class 11 English Core Hornbill PROSE Chapter - 5. THE ADVENTURE
प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class 11 English Core  Hornbill PROSE  Chapter - 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.