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{{short description|Maharaja of Orchha from 1930 to 1956}}
{{infobox royalty
| name = Vir Singh
| image =
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]]
| reign = 3 March 1930 – 10 October 1956
| coronation = 4 November 1930
| predecessor = [[Pratap Singh Ju Deo]]
| successor = Devendra Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|04|14|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|10|07|1899|04|14|df=yes}}
| issue = {{plainlist|
* Devendra Singh
* Sudha Kumari
}}
| full name = Vir Singh Ju Deo
| regnal name = Vir Singh II
| house = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Orchha_State.svg}} [[Orchha State|Orchha]]
| father = [[Bhagwant Singh Ju Deo]]
| dynasty = [[Bundela]]
}}
'''Vir Singh Ju Deo''' (also spelt '''Bir Singh Ju Deo''') was the [[Maharaja]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]] (in [[Bundelkhand]]) from 1930 until his death in 1956.

==Early life, family, and education==
He was born on 14 April 1899 to [[Bhagwant Singh Ju Deo]], the heir apparent of [[Orchha State|Orchha]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sir Stanley Reed |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.83788/ |title=The Indian Year Book 1938 Vol 24 |date=1938 |pages=1091}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=The Imperial Publishing Co. |first=Lahore |url=https://archive.org/details/TwiK_his-imperial-majesty-king-george-5-and-the-princes-of-india-and-the-indian-empir/ |title=His Imperial Majesty King George 5 And The Princes Of India And The Indian Empire ( Historical Biographical) Compiled By K. R. Khosla, 1937, Lahore The Imperial Publishing Co., Lahore |pages=39}}</ref> He was educated at [[Daly College]] in [[Indore]], [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot|Rajkumar College]] in [[Rajkot]], and [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.34582/ |title=Memoranda On The Indian States 1930 |date=1933 |pages=48–49}}</ref> He received administrative training in the [[Saugor District|Saugor district]], [[Central Provinces]].<ref name=":0" /> His father died in December 1920, leaving behind four sons.<ref name=":0" /> As the eldest, he was designated the [[heir apparent]] to [[Orchha State|Orchha]].<ref name=":0" /> He, along with his grandfather, [[Pratap Singh Ju Deo]], his father, and his brother, Karan Singh, attended the [[Delhi Durbar]] of 1911, which was held to proclaim [[George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Mary]] as [[Emperor of India|Emperor]] and [[Empress of India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4WxBAQAAMAAJ |title=Coronation Durbar, Delhi 1911: Official Directory, with Maps |date=1911 |publisher=Superintendent Government Printing, India |pages=241–242 |language=en}}</ref> On this occasion, he acted as a [[Page of Honour|page]] to [[George V]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02623/ |title=The historical record of the imperial visit to India, 1911 |date=1914 |publisher=John murray, London |pages=158,298,309,335}}</ref> He married twice—first on 4 March 1919 to a sister of the [[Thakur (title)|Thakore]] of [[Wadhwan State|Wadhwan]], and later to a granddaughter of the [[Maharaja]] of [[Gondal State|Gondal]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35376/ |title=Memoranda On The Indian States 1940 |date=1940 |pages=80–81}}</ref> From his first wife, he had one son, Devendra Singh, born on 6 November 1919.<ref name=":2" /> By his second wife, he had a daughter, Sudha Kumari, born on 22 November 1930.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Brentnall |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayYbAvECXQwC |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh |date=2004 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-163-4 |pages=163 |language=en}}</ref> She married Ratan Singh of [[Dhami State|Dhami]].<ref name=":3" />

==Reign==
Upon the death of his grandfather, [[Pratap Singh Ju Deo]], on 3 March 1930, he succeeded him as the [[Maharaja]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Madhya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g1RDAAAAYAAJ |title=Madhya Pradesh, District Gazetteers: Tikamgarh |date=1995 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=17,73–77 |language=en}}</ref> His coronation took place on 4 November 1930, when R.J.W. Wheel, then Agent to the [[Governor-General of India|Governor-general]] in [[Central India]], installed him on the throne by placing the mukut ({{Translation|crown}}) on his head.<ref name=":4" /> Right after his coronation, he announced the opening of 100 [[Primary school|primary schools]].<ref name=":4" /> In 1930, when the [[Bagelkhand|Baghelkhand]] branch of the [[Indian National Congress]] began its agitation to raise public awareness in [[Bundelkhand]], it also influenced the environment in [[Orchha State|Orchha]].<ref name=":4" /> As a result, people started opposing [[feudalism]] and [[monarchy]].<ref name=":4" /> In 1932, during the [[Shivaratri]] festival at [[Kundeshwar]], Jawala Singh displayed cartoons—one of which depicted the Vir milking the people, represented as a cow.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Siddiqui |first=A. U. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Ps1_lvyBxMC |title=Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh |date=2004 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=978-81-7211-150-2 |pages=121 |language=en}}</ref> This portrayal sparked opposition against the [[monarchy]].<ref name=":4" /> In 1933, when Chandra Shekhar Azad arrived in Orchha, he intensified efforts to raise public awareness against British rule.<ref name=":4" /> As a result, a state servant, Lalaram Bajpai, resigned from his position in Nakedari and joined the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> In 1937, when [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] was not permitted to halt in [[Tikamgarh]] to promote the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]'s electoral cause, it enraged the people against the Vir.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Madhya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB0uAQAAIAAJ |title=Madhya Pradesh, District Gazetteers: Panna |date=1995 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=73–74 |language=en}}</ref> He had the state area surveyed.<ref name=":4" /> While in Mumbai on 17 December 1946, he announced that he would form a responsible government in his state.<ref name=":4" /> Accordingly, on 10 January 1947, he established a responsible cabinet in [[Orchha State|Orchha]].<ref name=":4" /> This cabinet, with Rama Shankar Shukla as prime minister, Mankameshwarnath Jutsi as revenue minister, Tribhuvan Kumar Pandey as home minister, and Chaturbhuj Pathak nominated as education and social welfare minister, began its work on 11 January 1947.<ref name=":4" /> When [[India]] gained independence on 15 August 1947, he, in line with the will of the people, established a responsible government by transferring power to the masses on 17 December 1947.<ref name=":4" /> When the covenant for the merger of the states of [[Bundelkhand]] and [[Bagelkhand|Baghelkhand]] to form [[Vindhya Pradesh]] was finalized, he, along with the other rulers of [[Bundelkhand]], signed it at Nowgong in March 1948.<ref name=":4" />

==Death==
He died on 7 October 1956.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Directorate of Printing |first=Government of India |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.e.1956.164/ |title=Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1956, No. 164 |date=1956-11-21 |pages=1}}</ref> His son, Devendra, was recognized as the [[Maharaja]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]] by the [[Government of India]] on 21 November 1956.<ref name=":1" />

== Honours ==
He was appointed [[Knight Commander]] of the [[Order of the Star of India]] in 1936.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ZNY6TzDO40C |title=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage: With Her Majesty's Royal Warrant Holders |date=1955 |publisher=Kelly's Directories |pages=1252 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Burke |first=Bernard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H9ivjitMZF0C |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council and Knightage |date=1937 |publisher=Burke's Peerage, Limited |pages=2817 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Bundelkhand]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:Indian knights]]
[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:People from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]

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