The Malcha Mahal, hidden under thick foliage deep inside the central Ridge along the Sardar Patel Marg, has lost its last royal occupant — Prince Ali Raza (Cyrus). After squatting at the waiting room of New Delhi Railway station for a decade, the Begum got what she demanded from the Indian government — a palace for her royal family. “What is falling in Malcha Mahal Palace. Prince Ali Raza (second from right) with his sister Sakina (second from left) and his mother Begum Wilayat Mahal at New Delhi Railway Station’s waiting room in 1975. In July, 1977, Wilayat Mahal was offered an accommodation in Aliganj of Lucknow but she refused to take possession and preferred Malcha Mahal.

Source: Hindustan Times November 07, 2017 05:40 UTC