Vikram Dev Verma or Vikram Deb Varma (28 June 1869 – 14 April 1951) was a member ofthe princely family of the State of Jeypore in southern Orissa. 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 Orissa.
Vikram Dev was born in Sri Mukhalingam, Parvatalapeta of Srikakulam Taluk to Rekha Devi and Krishna ChandraDeb. His mother died when he was nine and his father died six years later. He was adopted by the Madugula Raja family and known as Madugula Raju although this adoption was challenged in court in 1881. He learned English from J.S. Bard at Vizag and became an expert in Telugu, 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 theAndhraBharatiTirthaResearch University on 6 May 1933.
He married the daughter of Sulochana of 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. He founded the Oriya Samaj in Visakhapatnam. Among his written works are Sarasa Gitavali.
Vikram Deo IV (1875-1920) was the ruler of the state of Jeypore from 27 November 1895. He was succeeded by Raja Rama Chandra Deb IV (born 1893) who died on 20 February 1931 at Allahabad, and having no issue, Vikram Dev Varma V became Raja on 5 June 1931.