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    Prof. Gaitonde had an experience where he found himself transported to 18th century Bombay during the East India Company's rule over India. He encountered many sights that showed this was a different Bombay from the one he knew, including trains marked with the British initials and Union Jack, and buildings belonging to the East India Company. Prof. Rajendra Deshpande later explained Gaitonde's experience using the concept of catastrophe theory - that small changes or events can alter history, like if the Maratha leader had survived the Battle of Panipat, changing India's trajectory.

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    Prof. Gaitonde had an experience where he found himself transported to 18th century Bombay during the East India Company's rule over India. He encountered many sights that showed this was a different Bombay from the one he knew, including trains marked with the British initials and Union Jack, and buildings belonging to the East India Company. Prof. Rajendra Deshpande later explained Gaitonde's experience using the concept of catastrophe theory - that small changes or events can alter history, like if the Maratha leader had survived the Battle of Panipat, changing India's trajectory.

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    Prof. Gaitonde had an experience where he found himself transported to 18th century Bombay during the East India Company's rule over India. He encountered many sights that showed this was a different Bombay from the one he knew, including trains marked with the British initials and Union Jack, and buildings belonging to the East India Company. Prof. Rajendra Deshpande later explained Gaitonde's experience using the concept of catastrophe theory - that small changes or events can alter history, like if the Maratha leader had survived the Battle of Panipat, changing India's trajectory.

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    Short Answer Type


    Question
    What was Gangadharpant’s experience in the Azad Maidan? Did it have any
    effect on his life?
    Answer:
    Gangadharpant was keen to address the people at Azad Maidan. He spoke
    as if he was presiding over a public meeting. People did not allow him to
    speak. This happened in the freak ‘adventure’ that he lived through. As a
    result, he decided in his real life never to preside over any public function or to
    address a gathering.

    Question
    Why do you think Prof. Gaitonde decided never to preside over meetings
    again?
    Answer:
    Prof. Gaitonde decided never to preside over meetings again as he had a
    bitter experience at one of the lectures going on in the Azad Maidan.

    Question
    Who was Professor Gaitonde? Why was he surprised to see the name of East
    India Company on an imposing building in Bombay?
    Answer:
    Prof. Gaitonde was a history professor living in Poona in the 20th century. He
    was surprised to see the name of East India Company on a building in
    Bombay because it belonged to the 18th and 19th centuries when the
    Company was ruling India. It did not exist in the present time.

    Question
    What was a vital piece of evidence that Prof. Gaitonde had with him to show
    that he had really experienced a different reality?
    Answer:
    Prof. Gaitonde had a page from the history book Bhausahebanchi Bakhar that
    he was reading in the library in Bombay.
    Question
    Gangadharpant could not help comparing the country he knew with what he
    was witnessing around him. Explain briefly.
    Answer:
    Mumbai was different. Gangadhar Pant saw the East India Building and
    mostly Anglo-Indians, Parsee. and British officers-Railway by the name of
    Greater Bombay Metropolitan, Railway Stations looked remarkably clean. He
    was living in the late 20th century. What he saw was India under the British.

    Question
    What sights did Prof. Gaitonde encounter to feel that he was going to a
    different Bombay?
    Answer:
    Prof. Gaitonde feels that he was going to a different Bombay because the
    trains had marking of G.B.M.R with the Union Jack printed on them. The
    station looked neat and tidy. He could see British offices on the platform.
    There was also the building of East India company. He came across many
    shops and office buildings.

    Question
    What important discovery did Prof. Gaitonde make on reading history books?
    Answer:
    Professor Gaitonde found that the Marathas had won the Third Battle of
    Panipat and that was a turning point in India’s history.

    Question
    Why was the consequence of the Battle of Panipat important for the
    Peshwas?
    Answer:
    The victory established the supremacy of the Marathas in northern India and
    later over the rest of India East India Company was confined to some areas
    near Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.

    Question
    How did the Peshwas keep in step with the changing times in the 20th
    century?
    Answer:
    The Peshwas kept apace with the changing times in the 20th century by
    setting up centres of science and technology. They were highly inspired by the
    West, India moved towards a democracy. For technology development, they
    also accepted help from the East India Company.
    Question
    How did Prof. Gaitonde behave in the Azad Maidan? Why did he behave so?
    Answer:
    Prof. Gaitonde went on the dais and sat on the unoccupied presidential chair.
    He refused to vacate and started speaking into the mike. He behaved so
    because he was drawn by the empty chair.

    Question
    What is ‘the catastrophe theory’?
    Answer:
    Catastrophe Theory means ‘a critical event’ which happens in a different way.
    This changes the entire course of history.

    Question
    How did ‘the catastrophe theory’ work in the battle of Panipat?
    Answer:
    Catastrophe Theory in Panipat is that Vishwasrao did not die. Marathas won
    the battle. As a result, Marathas became the dominant power, the British were
    contained.

    Long Answer Type


    Question 1.
    ‘Gangadharpant had not been to this Bombay before.’ Show how this Bombay
    is different from the one he knew.
    Answer:
    Bombay had completely changed for Gangadharpant. The Bombay he now
    visited had the trains that now paned through the suburban rail traffic. The
    blue carriages had the marking of G.B.M.R with the Union Jack printed on
    them. The station looked remarkably neat and clean. The staff included mainly
    Anglo-Indians and Parsees along with a few British officers. There was an
    imposing building of the East India Company. Walking about Hornby Road,
    Gangadharpant could find a different set of shops and office buildings. The
    British rule was prevalent only in Bombay. All the other parts of the nation
    were not under the rule of The British.

    Question 2
    How did Rajendra Deshpande explain Gangadhar Pant’s experience? Write in
    detail.
    Answer:
    Prof. Rajendra explained Prof. Gaitonde’s theory on the basis of catastrophe
    theory and the lack of determinism in the quantum theory. He applied
    catastrophe theory to the Battle of Panipat. Both the armies were’well-
    equipped, so, a lot depended on the leadership and the morale of the troops.
    He said that the point at which Vishwasrao was killed proved to be the turning
    point. Whether he was killed in the battle or survived was not known that time.

    But, the troops were in constant stress of losing their crucial leaders. They lost
    their morale and fighting spirit. Now, when the bullet missed Vishwarao, the
    battle took the other way, and the troops felt encouraged. It boosted their
    morale and they applied a lot of efforts to lion the battle.

    This happened due to the lack of determinism in quantum theory which means
    that you cannot predict the behavior of anything, even the outcome may be
    vasthy different. Prof. Gaitonde was able to experience a different reality
    because he made a transition to the other India where the Marathas had won
    the Battle of Panipat. The transition occurred because at the moment of the
    collision, Prof. Gaitonde was thinking of the catastrophe Theory and the Battle
    of Panipat.

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