Explanation: Malcha Mahal

• The Delhi government is about to renovate this 14th-century monument.
• It is located in Chanakyapuri in Delhi. It was built in 1325 by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq and was used as a hunting lodge for a long time. It later became the residence of the descendants of the Nawab of Awadh.
• It came to be known as ‘Wilayat Mahal’ after Begum Wilayat Mahal of Awadh who claimed that she was a member of the royal family of Oudh.
• She was given the palace by the government in 1985.
• The monument is not ASI-protected and, therefore, no attention was paid to it in all these years in order to conserve it.

Source: ForumIAS EPIC May 2022