Professor Rajendra Deshpande’s statement, “You neither travelled to the past nor the future. You were in the present experiencing a different world,” attempts to explain Professor Gaitonde’s experience rationally. According to Professor Deshpande, Gaitonde’s experience was not a result of time travel but rather due to an alternate timeline created by a divergence in a past event. This concept is based on the lack of determinism in quantum theory, which allows for the possibility of multiple outcomes and realities depending on the events that took place. In Gaitonde’s case, his experience was triggered when he fell unconscious after a collision with a truck. Professor Deshpande believes that Gaitonde’s neurons acted as a catalyst, transporting him to an alternate world where the Marathas won the battle and the British were marginalized. This event, saving Vishvasrao, altered the course of history, leading to a reality distinct from the one Gaitonde knew.