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First in India

CategoryFirst Person/Entity/PlaceDescription
First President of IndiaDr. Rajendra PrasadFirst President of independent India (1950–1962).
First Vice PresidentDr. Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanServed from 1952–1962; later became the second President.
First Prime MinisterJawaharlal NehruHeld office from 1947 to 1964.
First Woman Prime MinisterIndira GandhiHeld office from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984.
First Woman PresidentPratibha PatilHeld office from 2007 to 2012.
First Governor-General of IndiaLord William BentinckGovernor-General during the British colonial period.
First Indian Governor-GeneralC. RajagopalachariThe only Indian to serve as Governor-General (1948–1950).
First Chief Justice of IndiaJustice H.J. KaniaTook office in 1950.
First Indian to Win Nobel PrizeRabindranath TagoreWon Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for "Gitanjali."
First Woman GovernorSarojini NaiduGovernor of Uttar Pradesh (1947–1949).
First Woman Chief MinisterSucheta KriplaniCM of Uttar Pradesh (1963–1967).
First Indian in SpaceRakesh SharmaFlew aboard Soyuz T-11 in 1984.
First Indian to Climb Mount EverestTenzing Norgay (co-climber Edmund Hillary)Reached the summit on May 29, 1953.
First Woman to Climb Mount EverestBachendri PalReached the summit in 1984.
First Indian to Swim Across the English ChannelMihir SenAchieved the feat in 1958.
First Woman IPS OfficerKiran BediJoined the service in 1972.
First Indian to Receive Bharat RatnaDr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C.V. Raman, Dr. Bhagwan DasJointly awarded in 1954.
First Indian to Win OscarBhanu AthaiyaWon for Best Costume Design in "Gandhi" (1983).
First Indian PilotJ.R.D. TataReceived pilot's license in 1929.
CategoryFirst Person/Entity/PlaceDescription
First Woman to Win Nobel PrizeMother TeresaWon the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
First Indian Woman to Win Miss WorldReita FariaWon the title in 1966.
First Indian Woman to Win Miss UniverseSushmita SenWon the title in 1994.
First Indian Woman to Win an Olympic MedalKarnam MalleswariWon a bronze in weightlifting (Sydney 2000).
First Indian to Win an Olympic MedalNorman PritchardWon two silver medals in athletics (1900).
First Indian Woman to Win an Individual Olympic GoldNone yetNo Indian woman has won an individual Olympic gold medal.
First Indian to Win an Individual Olympic GoldAbhinav BindraWon gold in shooting (2008).
First Indian SatelliteAryabhataLaunched in 1975 by the Soviet Union.
First Indian to Win the Booker PrizeArundhati RoyWon for "The God of Small Things" in 1997.
First Woman to Win the Booker PrizeArundhati RoyFirst Indian woman to win it in 1997.
First Indian NewspaperHicky’s Bengal GazettePublished in 1780.
First Indian FilmRaja HarishchandraDirected by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913.
First Indian Talkie FilmAlam AraDirected by Ardeshir Irani in 1931.
First Indian Sound StudioCalcutta’s New TheatresEstablished in the 1930s.
First Indian Woman to Scale Seven SummitsPremlata AgarwalCompleted the feat in 2011.
First Woman to Receive Bharat RatnaIndira GandhiReceived it in 1971.
First Indian to Win Ramon Magsaysay AwardVinoba BhaveAwarded in 1958 for Community Leadership.
First Indian Nuclear TestSmiling BuddhaConducted at Pokhran in 1974.
First Indian SubmarineINS KalvariCommissioned in 1967.
First Aircraft Carrier of IndiaINS VikrantInducted into service in 1961.
First Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)IIT KharagpurEstablished in 1951.
First Indian National ParkJim Corbett National ParkEstablished in 1936 as Hailey National Park.
First Indian to Receive KnighthoodRabindranath TagoreHonored in 1915 (later renounced the title).
CategoryFirst Person/Entity/PlaceDescription
First Woman Judge of Supreme CourtJustice Fathima BeeviAppointed in 1989.
First Woman Chief Justice of a High CourtJustice Leila SethAppointed Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991.
First Woman Speaker of Lok SabhaMeira KumarServed from 2009 to 2014.
First Woman to Receive Padma ShriDr. Arati SahaReceived it in 1960 for swimming across the English Channel.
First Indian MissilePrithviSuccessfully tested in 1988.
First Indigenous SupercomputerPARAMDeveloped by C-DAC in 1991.
First Indian to Win Grammy AwardPandit Ravi ShankarWon for his album “West Meets East” in 1967.
First Indian Film to Win an OscarGandhiWon eight Oscars in 1983 (an Indo-British co-production).
First Woman to Receive Jnanpith AwardAshapoorna DeviReceived it in 1976 for Bengali literature.
First Indian State to Achieve 100% LiteracyKeralaAchieved this in 1991.
First Indian Woman to Win the Ashoka ChakraNeerja BhanotAwarded posthumously in 1987.
First Indian to Get Elected to British ParliamentDadabhai NaorojiElected in 1892.
First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian ArmyGeneral K.M. CariappaTook over in 1949.
First Woman Air Force PilotHarita Kaur DeolFlew solo in 1994.
First Indian Woman AmbassadorVijay Lakshmi PanditAppointed to the Soviet Union in 1947.
First Woman to Win Dadasaheb Phalke AwardDevika RaniAwarded in 1969.
First Indian Satellite Launched by ISRORohiniLaunched in 1980.
First Indian RailwayBetween Mumbai and ThaneStarted in 1853.
First Hydroelectric ProjectSidrapong Hydel Power StationStarted in Darjeeling in 1897.
First University in IndiaUniversity of CalcuttaEstablished in 1857.
First Indian Woman to Fly a Fighter AircraftAvani ChaturvediFlew a solo MiG-21 Bison in 2018.
First Indian Institute of Management (IIM)IIM CalcuttaEstablished in 1961.
First Indian Woman Cricketer to Score a Double CenturyMithali RajScored it in 2002 against England.
First Metro Railway in IndiaKolkata MetroStarted operations in 1984.

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