Kalaimamani Awards announced by Govt. of Tamilnadu

[Sharanya Krishnamurthy]

Govt. of Tamilnadu has announced Kalaimamani awards to artists. Chk the below given link to see the official press release.

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/p ... 111_94.pdf

My hearty congratulations to T V Gopalakrishnan Sir, K.N Shashikiran, Gayathri Girish, Rajesh Vaidya (vina), N.S Rajam(mridangam), Thiruvarur Swamynathan(Flute) and others who will be receiving awards on 13th Feb 2011, Valluvarkottam.

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Could anyone enlighten on the criteria for kalaimaamani nominations and selection?