Class 11 English Hornbill Chapter 4 – The Adventure (Jayant Narlikar) Summary

 

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Chapter 4 – The Adventure (Jayant Narlikar)

Summary

Jayant Narlikar skillfully crafted "The Adventure" in a captivating and enlightening manner, offering students a seamless blend of history and science. The narrative unfolds as Professor Gaitonde, a historian, inexplicably embarks on a journey through time, thrust into a past Mumbai that defies all familiarity.

 

The contemporary Mumbai he encounters starkly contrasts with its actual state. Disembarking at the Victoria Terminus Station, he is surprised by its pristine condition. The train coaches bear the inscription 'Greater Bombay Metropolitan Railway,' manned by Anglo-Indians and a handful of British officers.

 

Venturing beyond the station, Gaitonde is confronted by the East India Company Headquarters and structures dominated by British brands and banks, notably absenting his son's workplace at Forbes. Determined to unravel the mystery, he seeks answers at the library, where he discovers discrepancies in the details of the Battle of Panipat. Astonishingly, the British rule never reached India, a revelation that leaves him perplexed.

 

Further exploration leads him to Azad Maidan, where a confrontation with the audience results in his expulsion from the stage. Subsequently, Gaitonde emerges from his temporal odyssey, lying unconscious in Azad Maidan. Seeking clarification, he consults Professor Deshpande and learns about the subjective nature of reality, suggesting the existence of multiple manifestations or dimensions beyond our sensory perceptions.

 

Physicists postulate the presence of unseen worlds, and Professor Deshpande explains Gaitonde's transition to another dimension during his coma induced by an accident. As Gaitonde's last thoughts revolved around the Battle of Panipat, he inadvertently projected himself into that era, experiencing a vivid yet subjective interpretation of the past within the confines of his own mind.

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