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First person

First Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

First batsman to score double century in One Day International cricket match Sachin Tendulkar

First man to have climbed Mount Everest twice Nawang Gombu

First President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad

First Indian Pilot J.R.D. Tata

First Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore

First president of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee

First Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji

First Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain

First British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck

First British Viceroy of India Lord Canning

First Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten

First and the last Indian Governer General of free India C. Rajgopalachari

First man who introduce printing press in India James Hicky

First Indian to join the I.C.S. Satendranath Tagore

First Indian man in space Rakesh Sharma

First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing Full term Morarji Desai

First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa

First Cheif of Army Staff Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji

First Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council S.P. Sinha

First President of India who died while in office Dr. Zakir Hussain

First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament Charan Singh

First Field Marshal of India S.H.F. Manekshaw

First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics C.V. Raman

First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award Dr. Radhakrishnan

First Indian to cross English Channel Mihir Sen

First person to receive Gyanpith award Sri Shankar Kurup

First Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

First Vice-President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan

First Education Minister Abul Kalam Azad

First Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabha Bhai Patel

First Indian Air Chief Marshal S. Mukharji

First Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

First judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh

First person to receive Paramveer Chakra Major Somnath Sharma

First person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen Sherpa Anga Dorjee

First Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen

First person to receive Magsaysay Award Achrya Vinoba Bhave

First person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine Hargovind Khurana

First Chinese traveller to visit India Fahein

First person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu

First person to resign from the central cabinate Shyama Prasad Mukharji

First foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

First person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Amartya Sen

First Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hiralal J. Kania

First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee

First batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut Mohd. Azharuddin

First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar (2009)

India’s First Woman President Pratiba Patil

India’s First Woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

India’s First Woman Governor Sarojini Naidu

India’s First Woman IPS Officer Kiran Bedi

First Woman Chief Minister of State Sucheta Kripalani

First Woman Union Minister Rajkumari Amrita Kaur

First Woman President of INC Annie Besant

First Woman Judge of Supreme Court Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

First Woman to get Ashok Chakra Nirja Bhanot

First Indian Woman Ambassador at UN Vijalakshmi Pandit

First Indian woman who reached Antarctica Mahel Musa

First Indian Woman to get Nobel Prize Mother Teresa

First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel Arati Saha

First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest Bachendri Pal

First Indian Woman to become Miss World Miss Reita Faria

First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest twice Santhosh Yadhav

First Indian Woman to become Miss Universe Susmita Sen

First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna  Indira Gandhi

First Indian Woman to get Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi

First Indian Woman to win WTA Title                   Sania Mirza

First Indian Woman Airline Pilot                    Durga Banerjee

First Indian Woman to win Gold in Asian Games       Kamaljeet Sandhu

First Indian Woman President of INC Sarojini Naidu

First Indian Woman to Booker Prize Arundhati Roy

First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna MS Subbalakshmi

First Indian Woman to go to space Kalpana Chawla

First Indian to win a medal in Badminton at Olympics        Saina Nehwal

First Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in Asian Games          Mary kom

First Atomic Submarine of India     I.N.S Chakra

First British to visit India   Hawkins

First university of India    Nalanda University

First nuclear centre           Tarapur

First Chinese pilgrim to visit India        Fa-hien

First Post Office opened in India      Kolkata in 1727

First Space Tourist of India           Santosh George

First Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship      I.N.S. Vikrant

First Indian who reached south pole  Col. I K Bajaj