Djed Press is created on the colonised lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty has never been ceded. This land has always been, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Devana Senanayake

Devana Senanayake

Devana Senanayake is a Sri Lankan content specialist and multimedia journalist. She focuses on feminism, immigration, race, colonisation and marginalisation. She is interested in the celebration of diverse voices, experiences and projects run by people of colour.

Commentary

Passport pains

By Devana SenanayakeNovember 14, 2018

As a person of colour born in Sri Lanka, my identity is under constant surveillance.

Commentary

When Fair isn’t fair and Lovely isn’t lovely in Sri Lanka

By Devana SenanayakeJuly 31, 2018

We need to have conversations about strategically and systematically destroying colourism and the practices born through it.

Commentary

In Praise of the Saree

By Devana SenanayakeMay 17, 2018

The saree is many things: timeless, adaptable, non-discriminatory, complimentary, multipurpose and carries history in its threads.