 Devraj is the second child of his parents (after his sister Ellora Patnaik), Promod and Chitralekha Patnaik, who were born in the state of Orissa, India, and emigrated to Canada in the 1960s.He made several trips to India with his family in his youth.Devraj's parents soon moved to Burlington, Ontario, where Devraj attended Tom Thompson, and the Rolling Meadows elementary schools, and M.M.Robinson High School.