Five scholars and artistes who have contributed immensely for the development of Tamil in Sri Lanka are to be conferred with Siva Thamil Chelvy Awards at a ceremony to be held on January 7 in Jaffna to mark her 92 nd birth anniversary. They are Emeritus Professor A.Sanmugathas, Dr. S.Anandarasa, Nathaswara Vidwan Balakrishnan, Pandithar T.Ponnambalavanar and Pandithai Mahadevy Pathmanathan.