Professor Gaitonde was taking the Jijamata Express,
a train that was faster than the Deccan Queen, from Pune to Bombay. He met a
man named 'Khan Sahib' as he was passing through towns and villages, and they
talked about his business and other topics. They exited at Victoria Terminus
station, which was immaculately maintained. It was surrounded by British
officers, Parsees, and Anglo-Indian staff. He was perplexed as to how the East
India Company ruled the country, as his facts indicated that they had fled the
country after the events of 1857.
When he arrived on Hornby Road, he noticed that the
shops had changed. He went into the Forbes building and asked for Mr. Vinay
Gaitonde, but the receptionist confirmed that no such person had ever worked
there. He went to the Town Hall's reading room and sat down. He took five
history books and decided to go through each one one by one to see how the
facts had changed. He began his investigation during the reign of Asoka and
continued until the third battle of Panipat.
According to the fifth volume, 'Bhausahebanchi Bakhar,' he discovered that the Marathas had won the Battle of Panipat and had subsequently spread their influence throughout India. He was perplexed because it contradicted everything he had previously learned. India was moved to the path of democracy after the victory. There were no more kings in power, and democratic parties had emerged. As he learned more about India, the professor grew fond of it. It wasn't the same as the one he thought he saw. This nation had learned to stand on its own two feet and was no longer a slave to the white man.
The librarian told him to finish the book as he was
reading it because the library was closing. It was eight o'clock in the
evening. He inquired about carrying the books with him because he planned to
return the next morning, and he slipped the Bakhar book into his left pocket.
He stayed in a guest house and ate his meal. He made the decision to walk to
Azad Maidan. He noticed a large group of people forming a line to enter a pandal.
He was listening to a lecture when he noticed something unusual. The
presidential chair was devoid of occupants. The speaker was speaking, and the
audience was moving inside and out.
He couldn't keep himself from moving towards the
stage and taking a seat in the chair. The audience was taken aback and began
requesting that he stand up and move away. He attempted to communicate with
them, but they began throwing tomatoes, eggs, and other objects at him. He was
quickly pushed away by the crowd, and he was no longer visible.
He then awoke in a hospital bed, with Rajendra
standing in front of him. He recounted the entire sequence of events, and
Rajendra sat transfixed as he listened. The professor was unsure where he was
and whether he had been in a coma for the previous two days. What was the
nature of his recent experience, and was it real or not?
Rajendra explained to him that it occurred as a
result of two theories: catastrophe theory and quantum theory's lack of
determinism. According to catastrophe theory, a small change in any situation
can cause a change in behaviour. In reality, the Marathas lost the battle
because they lost their leaders, Bhausaheb and Vishwarao. Professor, on the
other hand, noticed that the bullet had missed Vishwarao and that he was still
alive.
Professor then showed him a torn page from the
Bakhar book he was carrying in his pocket. Rajendra carefully read it and told
him that different people's realities are different. What he thought had
happened was a life-changing event.
Rajendra explained that in the case of electrons, it
is impossible to predict which path the electron will take at any given time.
He explained to him that the lack of determinism in Quantum theory was the
cause of his problem. The electron can be found here in one world and here in
another, but it can only be found in the third world. It could be in a variety
of locations. When the observer understands the proper placement of electrons
in each world, it's possible that another world exists at the same time.
As a result, the professor was in two worlds at the
same time. He returned from another world after having real-life experience in
an alternate reality. The histories and events of the two worlds were vastly
different. The professor was perplexed as to why he was the one who had to make
the switch. Rajendra told him that the professor was thinking about the
catastrophe theory and its role in the war when he collided with the truck. He
was also thinking about the Battle of Panipat at the time, so his brain's
neurons acted as a switch, and the transition was made.
The professor had spent the previous two days in
that alternate reality.
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