Parvatibai belonged to Kolhatkar family of Pen region of Maharashtra.
The fact that Sadashivrao Bhau, was killed on the battle-field, was firmly believed not only by many officers and Sardars in Maharashtra but also by his nearest relations.'
On seeing the demise of his beloved Vishwasrao, Bhausaheb came down from his elephant, climbed on a horse and plunged into the enemy lines, without realizing the consequences. [citation needed]Death. Bhau died on the battlefield of the ‘Third Battle of Panipat’ on 14 January 1761 (the day of Makar-Sakranti) in Panipat, Haryana. Bhau was brave and courageous but acted on the spur of the moment. When he was just a month old, his mother died in 1730, his father married Anapurnabai in 1731 and when he became 10 years old, his father died. Bhau was the nephew of Peshwa Bajirao I. Yet the common belief was that he was missing and not dead.
Her husband, Sadashivrao Bhau died in the Third Battle of Panipat.For the rest of her life she refused to be a Widow. She saw many ups and downs in the Maratha Empire and died when Madhavrao was in power.
She was the second wife of Sadashivrao Bhau after his first wife, Umabai died. There is an area in Pune, named in the honour of Bhau as ‘Sadashiv-Peth.’ ; Her husband Sadashivrao Bhau was a Diwan of Peshwa and Commander-in-chief of Maratha … She died in Pune due to Pneumonia and was treated as Sati of Sadashivrao Bhau after her death.
; Parvatibai was the daughter-in-law of Chimaji Appa who was the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa of Maratha Empire. Facts/Trivia. Some Lesser Known Facts About Parvatibai. Some Lesser Known Facts About Sadashivrao Bhau. His step-mother, Anapurnabai became sati on his pyre. In 1770, a person claimed that he was Sadashivrao, but he turned out to be an imposter.