UDokotela TP Naidoo Wazalwa ngoJulayi 4, 1933, “TP” wakhulela oThongathi, KwaZulu Natali, emndenini omkhulu. UDkt Naidoo wayaziwa kakhulu emphakathini wamaNdiya aseThekwini nakwezinye izindawo kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika. Wasungula i-Indian Academy yaseNingizimu Afrika ngonyaka ka-1960. Sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu ka-50 uDkt TP Naidoo ebambe iqhaza ngokuqinile ekukhuthazeni nasekusabalaliseni ezobuciko baseNdiya ngengoma, umculo nokudansa esiteji. Uvelele kwezamasiko futhi ungomunye wabahlaziyi abavelele kakhulu emiqulwini yobuHindu namaHindu.

Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50, uDkt Naidoo engumhleli nomshicileli wephephabhuku , i-The Indian Annual, kanye ne-Heritage Series. Ukusatshalaliswa kwakhe kwaminyaka yonke kweDiwali Hamper kudlule izinkulungwane zokuthikamezeka kokudla.
UDkt Naidoo uhlonishwe ngeqhaza lakhe ngeziqu zobudokotela, izindondo nezitatimende kanye nemiklomelo yaseNingizimu Afrika neyamazwe omhlaba. Iqhaza lakhe lanakwa ngokuthe xaxa kwafika ngonyaka ka-2009, ngenkathi enikezwa i-Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award eNew Delhi nguMongameli waseNdiya ngeqhaza lakhe ekusekeleni isiko lamaNdiya ngaphandle kwaseNdiya.
Ngenkathi uTP ethola umklomelo wakhe we-eThekwini Living Legends Award wathi, “Kungumvuzo omuhle ukwaziwa yidolobha lakho, idolobha owazalelwa kulo. Yindlela enhle yokubheka indlela osebenze ngayo impilo yakho yonke. Ukuqashelwa kuyinto ebaluleke , futhi ukuqaphela ekwenzeni umsebenzi omuhle ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele kuhlale kuthandeka enhliziyweni yomuntu. ”
UDkt TP Naidoo wedlula emhlabeni ngokuthula ngemuva kwesikhathi eside elwa nomdlavuza ekuseni ngoLwesine, ngoMeyi 10 2012.