In 1536 Banvir assassinated Vikramaditya of Mewar. The young prince Udai Singh was in the care of his nurse, Panna Dhai. She put her own son, Chandan, in the prince’s bed. Banvir ne Chandan ko rajkumar samajhkar maar dala. Banvir killed Chandan, thinking he was the prince, a Rajasthan history guide writes in Hindi. Udai Singh was taken to safety in Kumbhalgarh.
The story is taught in schools. The Sanskrit textbook Deepakam for the seventh grade has a chapter on her, titled Veerangana Pannadhaya, the heroine Panna Dhai.