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==Family background and education==
Deva was born in [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka, to a leading family of [[Rajasthan]]i ([[demographics of India|Indian]]) descent, and is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2011/01/18/fea26.asp|title=Features {{!}} Online edition of Daily News – Lakehouse Newspapers|website=archives.dailynews.lk|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref> His grandfather was a Senator in the first Sri Lankan (Ceylon) Parliament. Deva's father was Dr. Kingsley De Silva Deva Aditya, a prominent eye surgeon in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His mother Zita was the daughter of Dr. M. G. Perera, a member of the [[Senate of Ceylon|Senate]] in then Ceylon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=15992|title=The Island|website=www.island.lk|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> He spent his primary and secondary education at [[Saint Joseph's College, Colombo|St. Joseph's College]], a Catholic school in Colombo. He holds Sri Lankan and British citizenship, and speaks [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] and [[English language|English]].

Deva was educated at [[Loughborough University]], where he completed a degree in [[Aeronautical Engineering]] and was subsequently a [[Postgraduate]] [[Research Fellow]] in [[Economics]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}