You neither traveled to the past nor future you were in the present experiencing a different world?

Answer 1

The statement is from the text The Adventure written by Jayant Vishnu Narlikar. These words vre said by Rajendra to Professor Gaitonde in the context of his entering into a different state of consciousness, which realed a different ersion of the outcome of the Battle of Panipat.

According to this version as rewaled to Prof. Gaitonde, the Marathas emerged victorious in the battle, which is contrary to the facts as presented in the History books. The statement reeals that one can experience an altogether different world without trawlling to the past or the future. Prof. Gaitonde was witnessing a different set of ewnts remaining in the present. It was not a matter of fantasy or imagination on the part of Prof. Gaitonde but a different reality as revealed to him. Such alternatiw realities occur due to bifurcation leading to different course of ewnts simultaneously. En the present context, the bifurcation took place in the Battle of Panipat so that in one course of ewnt the Marathas emerged victorious and in another they lost the battle. The History books mention that the Marathas lost the battle of Panipat, which is also true and the other version as reea1ed to Prof. Gaitonde is also true.