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{{Infobox royalty
|name = Maharajah Vikram Dev IV Bahadur
|title = 25th [[Maharajah]] of [[Jeypore]]
|image = His Highness Maharajah Vikram Dev Varma Garu.jpg
|caption = His Highness Maharajah Vikram Dev Varma Garu
|succession = [[Maharajah]] of [[Jeypore]]
|reign = 5 June 1931 – <br /> 14 April 1951
|predecessor = Maharajah Ram Chandra Dev IV
|successor = Maharajah Ram Krishna Dev
|birth_date = 28 June 1869
|birth_place = [[Srikakulam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|death_date ={{death date and age|1951|4|14|1869|6|28|df=yes}}
|death_place = Moti Mahal [[Jeypore]]
|spouse = Maharani Hira Devi{{small|(consort)}}<br/>
|issue = Maharajkumari Swarnarekhamani Devi
|dynasty = [[Solar Dynasty|Suryavansh]]
|father = Maharajkumar Krishna Chandra Dev
|mother = Maharani Rekha Devi
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
|regent = [[Dewan]] O. Pulla Reddi [[Esquire]] [[Indian Civil Service|I.C.S.]]
|reg-type = Ministers
}}

[[File:Vikram_Deo_Varma.jpg|thumb|Bronze bust in the Visakha Museum]]
''' Maharajah Vikram Dev IV''' or '''Vikram Deo Varma''' (28 June 1869 – 14 April 1951) was the 25th king of the [[Solar dynasty|Suryavansh]] dynasty that ruled over [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]] and later [[Kingdom of Jeypore|Jeypore Samasthanam]] under the [[United Kingdom|British]]. A patron of the arts and literature, he was also a writer and playwright himself. He was also an administrator, a magistrate for [[Visakhapatnam]] by the Madras government in 1914 and involved in the delineation of the state of [[Odisha]].

==Early life==
Vikram Dev was born in [[Mukhalingam|Sri Mukhalingam]] Parvatalapeta of [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]] Taluk to Rekha Devi and Maharajkumar Krishna Chandra Dev, the junior prince of Jeypore and the younger brother of Maharaja Ram Chandra Dev III. Evidently, due to a family quarrel Krishna Chandra stayed away from Jeypore in the village of [[Sri Kurmam]] in [[Srimukhalingam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Vikram’s mother died when he was nine and his father died six years later. He was adopted by the Queen of the Matsya Dynasty of [[Madugula]] and was known as Madugula Raju although this adoption was challenged in court in 1881, the judges retained its validity. He learned English from J.S. Bard at Vizag and became an expert in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Odia language|Odia]] and [[Sanskrit]]. He became a writer in all these languages and was awarded an honorary doctor of literature and made a Sahitya Samrat by the Andhra Bharati Tirtha Research University on 6 May 1933.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|author=Mahalik, Nirakar|year=2013|title=Vikram Dev Verma|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf|journal=Odisha Review|pages=66–68}}</ref> He married the daughter of Sulochana of [[Nabarangpur|Nawrangpur]] who belonged to the royalty of Patna. A philanthropist, he donated to the cause of [[Andhra University]] and helped establish various cultural and educational institutions.
[[File:Statue of ‘Sahitya Samarat’ HH Maharajah Vikram Dev IV D.Litt in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.jpg|thumb|Statue of ‘Sahitya Samarat’ HH Maharajah Vikram Dev IV D.Litt. in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam]]

==Contribution to Art and Literature==

Long before he was crowned as the king of Jeypore, Vikram Dev was a renowned scholar who gained expertise in five languages - Sanskrit-Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Bengali and English. He acquired enough fame through his contribution to the combined literature of all these languages. He was awarded the doctorate degree of ‘Kala-Prapūrna’ and the honorary title of 'Sahitya Samrat' by the Andhra Bharati Tirtha Research University in 1933.<ref name="Vikram Dev Verma">{{cite web |last1=Mahalik |first1=Nirakar |title=Vikram Dev Verma |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf |website=Magazines.odisha.gov.in |publisher=Odisha Magazine |accessdate=12 September 2019 |ref=Vikram Dev Verma}}</ref>

He wrote Telugu dramas like ‘Shree Nivas Kalyan Natak’, ‘Krushnarjuna Charitam’ and ‘Manavati Charitam’ that were staged in the iconic 'Jagannmitra Hall' established by the king which was seen as a noble attempt to flourish art and culture among the populace of the city. He annually invited and honored 100 learned scholars from all over India and donated one lac every year to the Andhra University.<ref name="Vikram Dev Verma">{{cite web |last1=Mahalik |first1=Nirakar |title=Vikram Dev Verma |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf |website=Magazines.odisha.gov.in |publisher=Odisha Magazine |accessdate=12 September 2019 |ref=Vikram Dev Verma}}</ref>

He donated two million rupees to fund the Andhra University which was ordered to be shifted to Guntur.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/au-to-celebrate-150th-birth-anniv-of-maharaja-vikram-deo/articleshow/69949545.cms</ref> He was one of the main writers of newspapers and Journals such as Nav-Bharat, Sahakar, Navin, Shishir, etc. He also contributed to the religious writings by authoring ‘Bhagawad Gita Mahatmya’ his first writing in [[Odia language|Odia]], ‘Sarasa Gitavali’ in his youth and wrote many strotras Kavacham and Chautisha etc. He served as the pro-chancellor of Utkal University and Andhra University.<ref name="Vikram Dev Verma">{{cite web |last1=Mahalik |first1=Nirakar |title=Vikram Dev Verma |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf |website=Magazines.odisha.gov.in |publisher=Odisha Magazine |accessdate=12 September 2019 |ref=Vikram Dev Verma}}</ref>

==Philanthropist==

Vikram Dev contributed more to education than any other king in the region of Kalinga (South-east Odisha & North Andhra). He did not only save Andhra University by donating millions but also made sure that it is well established and efficient for his subjects. Therefore, he donated one lac rupees annually to the Andhra University. He donated one lac thirty thousand rupees to the [[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital|S.C.B. Medical college]] at [[Cuttack]] and few thousand rupees to the post-graduate scholarship to [[Utkal University]].<ref name="Vikram Dev Verma">{{cite web |last1=Mahalik |first1=Nirakar |title=Vikram Dev Verma |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf |website=Magazines.odisha.gov.in |publisher=Odisha Magazine |accessdate=12 September 2019 |ref=Vikram Dev Verma}}</ref>

A major portion of his donations contributed in laying the foundation of the first theatre hall of Visakhapattnam known as 'Jagannmitra Hall' and Jeypore College of Technology and Science. He founded an arts and crafts school named after his first cousin a.k.a. Maharajah Vikram Dev III KCIE in Jeypore which is now a government college. He bore all the cost of publications for some renowned writers that he interacted with in his time as the chancellor.<ref name="Vikram Dev Verma">{{cite web |last1=Mahalik |first1=Nirakar |title=Vikram Dev Verma |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf |website=Magazines.odisha.gov.in |publisher=Odisha Magazine |accessdate=12 September 2019 |ref=Vikram Dev Verma}}</ref>

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