TLTL - Too Little Too Late - Award

The Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design in Durban’s CBD will host the Annual Graduation Dinner, Fashion Extravaganza and TLTL Awards Ceremony – themed “Celebration” at the DLI Hall in Greyville on Friday 27 August, 2010.

A highlight of the evening is the tertiary institution’s acknowledgment of unsung heroes instrumental in weaving the complex fabric of our community. “The TLTL - Too Little Too Late - Awards are given to individuals who contribute unselfishly to the community without the recognition they deserve. Most South African artists have highlighted the plight of the struggle for freedom, and through their work people were able to break the silence,” said CFAD founder Nanda Soobben.

This year the TLTL awardees all share a literary heritage. Three respected authors with strong Durban connections who have contributed meaningfully to the process of reconciliation, cultural awareness and nation-building through their writings, will be publicly applauded.

  

Durban-born retired accountant Aziz Hassim’s debut novel, The Lotus People served as a form of catharsis for Hassim – a personal TRC. He also wished to record a past he is convinced has disappeared forever for the younger generation who think he is "making up stories" when he tells them about that era.

Prithiraj R. Dullay was a student leader at Springfield College and his exposure to contacts with other student leaders such as Steve Biko, Strini Moodley and many more shaped his political consciousness. Dullay’s 278 page acclaimed book Salt Water Runs in My Vein” was launched in May 2010. A second book is due to be published at the end of 2010.

Ashwin Desai, the holder of a Masters degree from Rhodes University and a doctorate from Michigan State University is an unusually prolific and a wide-ranging writer whose work has been published in academic and popular books and periodicals around the world. He has recently published Inside Indian Indenture: A South African Story.

The Edge Award, also to be presented at this gala evening, for Art and Media achievement goes to Jan Jordaan. This award celebrates her contribution and pays tribute to local heroes who have received little or no recognition in the media.

Jan Jordaan initiated the UDHR International Print Portfolio for Artists for Human Rights in Durban, South Africa. He has held many exhibitions both National and International. Presently, he lectures printmaking at the Durban Institute of Technology and functions as director of Art for Humanity.

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