She was a good orator, she gave her first speech at Panipat during a Panch-kalyanak Pratishtha at the age of 17.
Maratha clans using the panch pallava as their clan devak include: Bhoite, Bhonsale, Bagawe, Dalvi, Dharmaraj, Devkante, Devpunje, Gavhane, Gangaik, Ghatge, Harphale, Kale, Shisode, Surve, Shirsagr, Zaware and their sub clans.
During the descent from Panch Chuli V Venables broke both his legs in a fall, when an abseil anchor failed; thanks to his Indian and British team mates and the Indian Air Force, he was rescued.