[Persons] First in India - Persons

Male : 

THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN REPUBLIC	DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD
THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF FREE INDIA	PT. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU
THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN NOBEL PRIZE	RABINDRANATH TAGORE
THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	W.C. BANERJEE
THE FIRST MUSLIM PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	BADRUDDIN TAYYABJI
THE FIRST MUSLIM PRESIDENT OF INDIA	DR. ZAKIR HUSSAIN
THE FIRST BRITISH GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA	LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK(1833-1835)
THE FIRST BRITISH GOVERNOR GENERAL OF BENGAL	LORD WARREN HASTING(1774-1885)
THE FIRST BRITISH VICEROY OF INDIA	LORD CANNING
THE FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL OF FREE INDIA	LORD MOUNTBATTEN
THE FIRST AND THE LAST INDIAN TO BE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF FREE INDIA	C. RAJGOPALACHARI
THE FIRST MAN WHO INTRODUCED PRINTING PRESS IN INDIA	JAMES HICKY
THE FIRST INDIAN TO JOIN THE I.C.S	SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE
INDIA’S FIRST MAN IN SPACE	RAKESH SHARMA
THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA WHO RESIGNED WITHOUT COMPLETING THE FULL TERM	MORARJI DESAI
THE FIRST INDIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF INDIA	GENERAL CARIAPPA
THE FIRST CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF	GEN. MAHARAJ RAJENDRA SINGHJI
THE FIRST INDIAN MEMBER OF THE VICEROY’S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL	S.P.SINHA
THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA WHO DIED WHILE IN OFFICE	DR. ZAKHIR HUSSAIN
THE FIRST MUSLIM PRESIDENT OF INDIAN REPUBLIC	DR. ZAKHIR HUSSAIN
THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA WHO DID NOT FACE THE PARLIAMENT	CHARAN SINGH
THE FIRST FIELD MARSHAL OF INDIA	S.H.F. MANEKSHAW
THE FIRST INDIAN TO GET NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS	C.V.RAMAN
THE FIRST INDIAN TO RECEIVE BHARAT RATNA AWARD	DR. RADHAKRISHNAN
THE FIRST INDIAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL	MIHIR SEN
THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE JNANPITH AWARD	SRI SHANKAR KURUP
THE FIRS SPEAKER OF THE LOK SABHA	GANESH VASUDEVA MAVALANKAR
THE FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA	DR. RADHAKRISHNAN
THE FIRST EDUCATION MINISTER	ABDUL KALAM AZAD
THE FIRST HOME MINISTER OF INDIA	SARDAR VALLABH BHAI PATEL
THE FIRST INDIAN AIR CHIEF MARSHAL	S. MUKHERJEE
THE FIRST INDIAN NAVAL CHIEF	VICE ADMIRAL R.D. KATARI
THE FIRST JUDGE OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE	DR. NAGENDRA SINGH
THE FIRST PERSON TO REACH MT. EVEREST WITHOUT OXYGEN	SHERPA ANGA DORJEE
THE FIRST PERSON TO GET PARAM VIR CHAKRA	MAJOR SOMNATH SHARMA
THE FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER	SUKUMAR SEN
THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE MAGSAYSAY AWARD	ACHARYA VINOBA BHAVE
THE FIRST PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN TO RECEIVE NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE	HARGOVIND KHURANA
THE FIRST CHINESE TRAVELLER TO VISIT INDIA	FAHEIN
THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE STALIN PRIZE	SAIFUDDIN KITCHLU
THE FIRST PERSON TO RESIGN FROM THE CENTRAL CABINET	SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE
THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS	AMARTYA SEN
THE FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT	JUSTICE HIRALA J. KANIA
THE FIRST INDIAN PILOT	J.R.D. TATA (1929)

Female : 

THE FIRST LADY TO BECOME MISS WORLD	RITA FARIA
THE FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT	MRS. MEERA SAHIB FATIMA BIBI
THE FIRST WOMAN AMBASSADOR	MISS C.B. MUTHAMMA
THE FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR OF A STATE IN FREE INDIA	MRS SAROJINI NAIDU
THE FIRST WOMAN SPEAKER OF A STATE ASSEMBLY	SHANNO DEVI
THE FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER	MRS INDIRA GANDHI
THE FIRST WOMAN MINISTER IN A GOVERNMENT	RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR
THE FIRST WOMAN TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST	BACHHENDRI PAL
THE FIRST WOMAN TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST TWICE	SANTOSH YADAV
THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	MRS ANNIE BESANT
THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN INDIAN AIR FORCE	HARITA KAUR DAYAL
THE FIRST WOMAN GRADUATES	KADAMBINI GANGULY AND CHANDRAMUKHI BASU, 1883
THE FIRST WOMAN AIRLINE PILOT	DURBA BANERJEE
THE FIRST WOMAN HONOURS GRADUATE	KAMINI ROY, 1886
THE FIRST WOMAN OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNER	KARNAM MALLESWARI, 2000
THE FIRST WOMAN ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDAL WINNER	KAMLIJIT SANDHU
THE FIRST WOMAN LAWYER	CORNELIA SORABJEE
THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY	MRS VIJAYA LAXMI PANDIT
THE FIRST WOMAN CHIEF MINISTER OF AN INDIAN STATE	MRS SUCHETA KRIPALANI
THE FIRST WOMAN CHAIRMAN OF UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION	ROZE MILLIAN BETHEW
THE FIRST WOMAN DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE	KANCHAN CHAUDHARY BHATTACHARYA
THE FIRST WOMAN JUDGE	ANNA CHANDY (SHE BECAME JUDGE IN A DISTRICT COURT IN 1937)
THE FIRST WOMAN CHEIF JUSTICE OF HIGH COURT	MRS LEELA SETH (HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT)
THE FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT OF INDIA	KUMARI JUSTICE M. FATHIMA BEEVI
THE FIRST WOMAN LIEUTENANT GENERAL	PUNEETA ARORA
THE FIRST WOMAN AIR VICE MARSHAL	P. BANDOPADHYAYA
THE FIRST WOMAN CHAIRPERSON OF INDIAN AIRLINES	SUSHMA CHAWLA
THE FIRST WOMAN IPS OFFICER	MRS. KIRAN BEDI
THE FIRST AND LAST MUSLIM WOMAN RULER OF INDIA	RAZIA SULTAN
THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE ASHOKA CHAKRA	NIRJA BHANOT
THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE JNANPITH AWARD	ASHAPURNA DEVI
THE FIRST WOMAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL	AARTI SAHA
THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE NOBEL PRIZE	MOTHER TERESA
THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE BHARAT RATNA	MRS INDIRA GANDHI
THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE JNANPITH AWARD	ASHPURNA DEVI

Others : 

FIRST WAX STATUE OF A LIVING INDIAN	MAHATMA GANDHI AT MADAME TUSSAUD’S IN 1939
FIRST CHINESE PILGRIM TO VISIT INDIA	FA-HIEN
FIRST EXCLUSIVE INTERNET MAGAZINE	BHARAT SAMACHAR
FIRST MISS INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN MISS UNIVERSE	INDRANI REHMAN
FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	W.C. BANNERJEE, 1885
FIRST MUSLIM PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	BADRUDDIN TAYYABJI
FIRST JUDGE IN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE	DR. NAGENDER SINGH
FIRST GRADUATE IN MEDICINE	SOORJO COOMAR GOODEVE CHUKERBUTTY
INDIA’S FIRST UNIVERSITY	NALANDA UNIVERSITY
INDIA’S FIRST OPEN UNIVERSITY	ANDHRA PRADESH OPEN UNIVERSITY
INDIA’S FIRST LOK SABHA MEMBER TO BE ELECTED WITH A RECORD MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VOTES	P.V.NARASIMHA RAO
FIRST INDIAN TO REACH ANTARCTICA	LT. RAM CHARAN
FIRST BRITISH TO VISIT INDIA	HAWKINS
FIRST TEST TUBE BABY OF INDIA	INDIRA (BABY HARSHA)
FIRST POST OFFICE OPENED IN INDIA	KOLKATA(1727)