chennai dr k mathangi ramakrishnan chairperson of the childs trust medical research foundation nungambakkam has been selected for the avvaiyar award instituted by the tamil nadu government the award is being given to a woman who has done exemplary services in fields like empowerment of women eradication of communal barriers promotion of communal harmony service for language service in various disciplines like art culture science journalism and administration the annual award carrying a gold medal weighing 8 grams a cash prize of rs 1 lakh a citation and a shawl is presented on march 8 the international womens day according to a press release