CBSE Class 11 · English · Hornbill / Snapshots
The Adventure
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 11 English.
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Jayant Narlikar. Historian Gangadharpant Gadgil, after a collision, wakes in a Pune where Marathas won Panipat - exploring parallel worlds via quantum theory.
Summary
Gangadharpant is hit leaving a Bombay library and loses consciousness.
Gangadharpant is hit leaving a Bombay library and loses consciousness.
Train journey reveals unfamiliar politics - no British colonial victory.
Train journey reveals unfamiliar politics - no British colonial victory.
Marathas won Panipat in 1761; India developed differently.
Marathas won Panipat in 1761; India developed differently.
Physicist cites Many Worlds - quantum choices split reality.
Physicist cites Many Worlds - quantum choices split reality.
His notebook shows he crossed between worlds.
His notebook shows he crossed between worlds.
He may snap back; history may not be inevitable.
He may snap back; history may not be inevitable.
Hard words & meanings
| catastrophic | disastrous |
| speculative | theoretical |
| transition | change of state |
| itinerary | travel plan |
| confluence | meeting point |
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