FIRST MALE IN INDIA

30th of August 2024

Introduction:-Traditional general knowledge or static G.K is a vast place. In this ocean of Knowledge aspirants always curious to know who are the first males in India or who are first Personality in various fields. ‘First in India’ is a prominent category of static G.K. Various competitive examinations like state civil services, SSC, CGL, Bank Po, Rail etc. covers this topic. Not only written examination but also interview covers this topic. In this light, this article delve deep into the notable ‘first male in India’ as a source of information as well as inspiration. We have set down some of the pioneering man in all fields in India. We believe this article will help you to prepare yourself in the various competitive examination. So, check out the article and know the pioneers.

List of First in India:-

S.L	Role of first in India	Name with year
1.	First Muslim King to conquer the Deccan.	Allauddin Khilji.
2.	First slave ruler of India.	Qutub – ud – din Aibak.
3.	First viceroy of India.	Lord Canning. (1858-1862)
4.	First British Governor General of India.	Warren Hastings. (1773-1785)
5.	First British Governor General of independent India.	Lord Mountbatten.(1947- 1948)
6.	First and last Governor General of India.	C. Rajagopalachari (21^st June 1948 to 25^th January 1950).
7.	First Indian ICS officer.	Satyendra Nath Tagore, 1863.
8.	First president of Indian National Congress (INC).	W.C. Bonerjee. (1885, Bombay session).
9.	First Muslim president of the Indian National Congress (INC).	Rahimtulla Sayani (1896, Calcutta session).
10.	First President of Indian Republic.	Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
11.	First vice – President of India.	Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1952-62).
12.	First Prime Minister of India.	Jawaharlal Nehru.
13.	First Deputy Prime Minister of India.	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
14.	First Commander in Chief of free India.	Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa. (15^th January, 1949)
15.	First Field Marshal of India.	Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw.
16.	First Chief of Naval Staff (CNS).	Vice Admiral RD Katari (1958-1962).
17.	First Union Law Minister of India.	B.R. Ambedkar, (1946-51).
18.	First Indian to have a Harijan Chief Minister of a state.	D. Sanjivayya for A.P.
19.	First Indian Prime Minister Who has never before held a government office.	Chandra Sekhar.
20.	First Chief Election Commissioner of Independent India.	Sukumar Sen, (from March 21, 1950 to December 19, 1958).
21.	First speaker of Lok Sabha.	G.V. Mavalankar, (from 15^th May, 1952 to 3^rd March, 1956).
22.	First Chairman of Rajya Sabha.	S.V Krishnamurthy (elected on 31^st May, 1952).
23.	First Indian Minister of Education.	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
24.	First Foreign Minister of India.	Jawaharlal Nehru.
25.	First Indian President of the International Court of Justice.	Dr. Nagendra Singh (1970).
26.	First speaker of Legislative Assembly.	L.M. Pailee in 1947.
27.	First couple to enter the Lok Sabha.	Joachim & Violet Alva of Karnataka in the first Lok Sabha Period (1952-57).
28.	First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India.	Harilal J. Kania.
29.	First President of the Finance Commission.	K.C.Niyogi.
30.	First Defense Minister of India.	Baldev Singh, (1949-52.)
31.	First recognized opposition leader in the Indian Parliament.	Ram Subhag Singh.
32.	First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India.	T.T. Krishnamachari.
33.	First Commander of the Indian Air Force Squadron.	Sqn. Ldr. Subroto Mukherjee on 16^th March, 1939.
34.	First Chief of Air Staff of Independent India.	Air Marshall Sir Thomas Elmhirst (from 15^th August, 1947 to 21^st February, 1950).
35.	First Indian Air Chief.	Air Marshal S. Mukherjee (from 1^st April, 1954 to 8^th November, 1960).
36.	First Indian Test Cricket Captain.	C.K. Nayudu (played against England).
37.	First Indian to win an Olympic medal.	K.D Jadhav. (won bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics)
38.	First British – Indian athlete who became the first Asian – born athlete to win an Olympic medal.	Norman Gilbert Pritchard. (Won two silver medal in 1900 Paris Olympics representing India).
39.	First Indian to win a title at the British Chess Championship.	Sultan Khan in 1932 and 1933.
40.	First Indian to win the Wimbledon Junior Championship Singles title.	Ramanathan Krishnan, 1954.
41.	First Indian to swim the English Channel.	Mihir Sen (September 27, 1958).
42.	First Indian to win a Gold medal in the common wealth Games.	Milkha Singh (in 1958 at Cardiff).
43.	First Indian to win the Grand Master title in chess.	Vishwanathan Anand. (at the age of 18 in December, 1987).
44.	First Indian Cricketer to achieve a hat trick in one day internationals.	Chetan Sharma.
45.	First Indian to win the world Amateur Billiards title.	Wilson Jones.
46.	First Indian to win the Asian Snooker Championship.	Yasin Merchant (on 15^th July, 1989).
47.	First Indian to become a world Snooker Champion.	Wilson Jones.
48.	First Indian player to win 5 Asian Billiards Champion titles.	Pankaj Advani.
49.	First Indian to win the Asian Games.	Kanti Shah.
50.	First national men’s Singles Champion in badminton.	Vijay Madgavkar.
51.	First Indian to win the All England Championship in badminton.	Prakash Padukone. (on 23^rd March, 1980 at Wembley Stadium).
52.	First Indian to participate in Wimbledon Championship.	Sardar Nihal Singh, 1908.
53.	First Indian to win the men’s Junior Wimbledon title.	Ramanathan Krishnan, 1954.
54.	First Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.	Sania Mirza.
55.	First Indian to win a Grand Prix in motor sport at the 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix.	Jehan Daruvala.
56.	First Indian Formula one car racer.	Narain karthikeyan.
57.	First Indian Winner of an International road racing event.	Rajani Krishnan at the Losail Asian Road Racing Championship in Qatar.
58.	First Indian world chess Champion.	Vishwanathan Anand.
59.	First Indian to win the Junior U.S open title.	Leader Paes, 1991.
60.	First Indian to win a Grand Slam.	Mahesh Bhupati. In the French open mixed doubles event in 1997.
61.	First Indian to win Wimbledon.	Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati. In the men’s doubles event in 1999.
62.	First Indian tennis player who won Olympic medal.	Leander Paes. Paes won bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics on 1996.
63.	First Indian Cricketer to Score double century in five test matches.	Rahul Dravid.
64.	First Indian male cricketer who scored the first double century in the one day International.	Sachin Tendulkar against South Africa in 2010.
65.	First Indian Cricketer to score century in test match.	Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj in 1933.
66.	First Indian to make six test double centuries.	Virat Kohli.
67.	Youngest Indian to score a double century in test.	Vinod Kambli.
68.	First Indian Player scored double century continuously in four test matches.	Virat Kohli.
69.	First Indian to play 100 test matches.	Sunil Gavaskar.
70.	First Indian men Cricketer to score a century in T20.	Suresh Raina.
71.	First Indian Cricketer to play 200 test matches.	Sachin Tendulkar.
72.	First Indian to score a triple century in test.	Virender Sehwag.
73.	First Indian Captain to win a test series in Australia.	Virat Kohli.
74.	First Indian to score an ODI hundred.	Kapil dev in 1983 World Cup against Zimbabwe.
75.	First Indian to score a test double century.	Polly Umrigar. In 1955 he scored 223 against New Zealand.
76.	First Indian to score a century in both innings of a test match.	Vijay Hazare.In 1948 he scored centuries in both the innings against Australia.
77.	First Indian to score triple century in Test.	Virender Sehwag.In 2004 he scored triple century against Pakistan in Multan.
78.	First One Day International (ODI) Captain in India.	Ajit Wadekar, 1974.
79.	First Indian Test Captain.	CK Nayudu.
80	First Indian to score double Century on debut.	Gundappa Viswanath.In Ranji Trophy he scored 230 against Andhra for Mysore. It is his first class cricket debut.
81.	First Indian to score three double centuries in ODI.	Rahit Sharma.
82.	First Indian to score a hundred on ODI debut.	KL Rahul.In 2016 he scored hundred against Zimbabwe.
83.	First Indian to take all 10 wickets in a Test match.	Anil Kumble.
84.	First Indian to score a century on world cup debut.	Virat Kohli.
85.	First Indian to score hundred in all formats.	Suresh Raina.
86.	First Indian male cricketer to play hundred matches of T-20.	Rohit Sharma.
87.	First Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica.	Dr. S.Z Qasim led the team and landed on 9^th February 1982.
88.	First Indian to perform plastic Surgery.	Sushrutha.
89.	First Indian to climb Mt. Everest without Oxygen.	Phu Dorjee on 9^th May, 1984.
90.	First youngest Indian to reach the Arctic.	Shailendra Sinha.He reached arctic region at the age of 17 on 22^nd April, 1989.
91.	First Indian couple to travel around the world in a car.	Salauddin and Neena Choudhury.
92.	First Indian Scientist to become the fellow of the Royal Society.	Rajeev Varshney.An Agricultural Scientist.
93.	First Indian to climb Mt. Everest.	Avatar Singh Cheema (1965) [He is the first Indian but 16^th person in the world to climb the Mount Everest].
94.	First Indian to measure the Mount Everest.	Radhanath Sikdar.
95.	First Indian to climb Mt. Everest Twice.	Nawang Gombu (1963, 1965).
96.	First Indian to Scale Nanda Devi.	Nawang Gombu (1964).
97.	First Indian Cosmonaut.	Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma (4^th April, 1984).
98.	First Indian elected to the British Parliament.	Dadabhai Naoroji.
99.	First Indian member of the Viceroys Executive Council.	Sir Satyendra Prasanna Sinha (S.P. Sinha).
100	First Indian to reach the South Pole at 0 –degree latitude in Antarctica, South Pole.	Colonel J.K Bajaj (9^th January 1982).
101.	First Indian to reach the Antarctica.	Lt. Ram Charan in 1982.
102.	First Indian to reach the North Pole.	Ajeet Bajaj.
103.	First Indian to Swim the English Channel.	Mihir Sen (1958).
104.	First Person to speak in Hindi at the United Nations Session.	Atal Behari Vajpayee (1977).He delivered speech in hindi as a foreign minister.
105.	First Indian to hoist the national flag at the North Pole.	Sqn. Leader Sanjay Thapar (21^st April, 1996).
106.	First Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force.	Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh.
107.	First Physically Challenged Swimmer from Asia to swim across the English Channel.	Mohammad Masudur Rahman Baidya in 1997.
108.	First Indian to get Pilot license.	J.R.D Tata (10^th February, 1929).
109.	First Indian recipient of Jevan Raksha Medal in the Navy.	Lt. Cdr S.K. Chauhan (15^th August, 1990).
110.	First Indian to get the Param Vir Chakra.	Maj Somanath Sharma.
111.	First Param Vir Chakra recipient of Indian Air Force.	Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (1971).He was the only Air Force officer who got Param Vir Chakra.
112.	First Indian recipient of Mahavir Chakra.	Brigadier Rajinder Singh .He is known as ‘Saviour of kashmir’.
113.	First Indian recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.	Havildar Bachittar Singh and Naik Narbahadur Thapa.
114.	First Indian couple to get Arjun Awards.	Kaity khodaiji in 1971 and Farrok khodaiji in 1967 for table tennis.
115.	First Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting.	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
116.	First Indian to win Arjuna Award.	Krishna Das (Archer).
117.	First badminton player to be awarded Arjuna Award.	Nandu Natekar, 1961.
118.	First Indian boxer to be awarded the Arjuna Award in Boxing.	L. Buddy D’ Souza, 1961.
119.	First Indian Swimmer to win the Arjuna Award.	Bajrangi Prasad, 1961.
120.	First Indian footballer to be awarded the Arjuna Award.	P.K. Banerjee, 1961.
121.	First Athlete to win the Arjuna Award.	Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, 1961.
122.	First cricketer to be awarded Arjuna Award.	Salim Durani, 1961.
123.	First Tennis player to be awarded Arjuna Award.	Ramanathan Krishnan, 1961.
124.	First table tennis player awarded Arjun Award.	J.C. Vohra, 1961.
125.	First male hockey player to receive Arjuna Award.	Prithipal Singh, 1961.
126.	First chess player to be awarded Arjun Award.	Manuel Aron, 1961.
127.	First Indian Wrestler to be awarded Arjuna award.	Udey Chand, 1961.
128.	First Indian Weightlifter to receive Arjuna Award.	A.N. Ghosh, 1961.
129.	First Indian Squash player to be awarded Arjuna Award.	K.S. Jain, 1961.
130.	First Indian Gymnasts to receive Arjuna Award.	Sham Lal, 1961.
131.	First Indian Volleyball player to be awarded Arjuna Award.	A. Palanisamy, 1961.
132.	First Indian Golf player to be awarded Arjun Award.	P.G. Sethi, 1961.
133.	First Indian Shooter to receive Arjun Award.	Karni Singh, 1961.
134.	First Indian Polo player to be awarded Arjun Award.	Prem Singh, 1961.
135.	First Indian basketball player to be awarded Arjun Award.	Sarbjit Singh, 1961.
136.	First Indian Scientist to receive Albert Einstein World Science Award.	Dr. M.S Swaminathan, 1986.
137.	First Indian poet to receive the Nobel prize for Literature.	Rabindranath Tagore, 1913.He is the first Asian to win Nobel Prize as well as first non-European.For his book ‘song offerings’ (Gitanjali) a collection of poems.
138.	First Indian scientist to receive the Nobel prize in Physics.	Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, 1930.He discovered ‘Raman Effect’.He is the first Asian to win Nobel Prize in physics.
139.	First Indian economist to receive the Nobel Prize in economics	Amartya Sen, 1998.For his contribution to Welfare Economic.
140.	First Indian male to be awarded Nobel prize for peace.	Kailash Satyarthi, 2014.He contributed a lot to protect the right of all children to education.
141.	First Indian by birth to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology (Medicine).	Har Gobind Khorana, 1968.Indian origin but non-citizen of Indian.For his work on ‘Genetic code’ and ‘protein synthesis’.Citizen of USA.
142.	First Indian origin to be awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.	Venki Ramakrishnan, 2009.He contributed a lot on the structure and function of the Ribosome.Citizen of USA.
143.	First Indian to be awarded as Mr. Universe.	Monotosh Roy, 1951.
144.	First Indian to be awarded as Mr. World.	Rohit Khandelwal, 2016.
145.	First Indian to get the Kalinga Prize.	Jagjit Singh, 1963.
146.	First Indian to join the Indian Civil Services.	Satyendra Nath Tagore, 1863.
147.	First Indian to win the Oscar Award.	Bhanu Athaiya, 1983.For designing the costumes of Richard Attenborough’s film ‘Gandhi’.
148.	First Indian musician to get the Oscar Award.	A.R. Rahman.
149.	First Indian to win the U Thant award for cultural understanding.	Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
150.	First Indian to receive the Jnanpith Award.	G. Sankara Kurup, 1965.He was awarded for his collection of poems, OdakkuZhal (The Bamboo flute) which is published in 1950.
151.	First Indian athlete to receive Padma Shri.	Milkha Singh, 1959.He was known as Flying Sikh.
152.	First hockey player to be awarded the Padma Bhushan.	Maj. Dhyanchand, 1956.
153.	First Indian to be awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of Science & Engineering.	Homi Jehangir Bhabha, 1954.Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, 1954.
154.	First Indian to receive the Padma Bhusan in the field of Literature and education.	Maithili Sharan Gupt, 1954.
155.	First cricketer to be awarded the Padma Bhushan.	Col. C. K Nayudu, 1956.
156.	First recipient of Padma Vibhushan Award.	SatyendraNath Bose, 1954.Nandalal Bose, 1954.Zakir Husain, 1954.Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, 1954.V.K. Krishna Menon, 1954.Jigme Dorji Mangchuck, 1954.
157.	First Indian Sports person to receive Padma Shri.	Balbir Singh Dosanjh, 1957.He was the first recipient of Padma shri for hockey.
158.	First recipient of the Bharat Ratna award.	Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, 1954.C.V Raman, 1954.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan,1954.
159.	First Scientist to receive Bharat Ratna award.	C.V Raman, 1954.
160.	First Muslim President of India.	Dr. Zakir Hussain.
161.	First Indian male Doctor.	Panit Madhusudan Gupta.
162.	First IPS officer of India.	C.V Narasimhan.
163.	First Finance minister of India.	R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, 1947.
164.	First Indian to become a member of the British Parliament.	Dadabhai Naoroji.
165.	First Indian to be felicitated with ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’.	Morarji Desai.
166.	First Indian to be awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.	Acharya Vinoba Bhave, 1958.

Conclusion:-Pioneers are shape the society, breaks the rule and create history. To know

more about the history creator or pioneers you may explore the FAQ section as well.

FAQs

Who was the first person to climb Mt. Everest?

→Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first human beings who climbed the

Mt. Everest on 29^th May, 1953.

Who was the first female to climb Mount Everest?

→Japanese mountaineer, teacher and author Junko Tabei was the first female to

climb the Mount Everest.

What is the Indian name of Everest?

→’Sagar – Matha’ is the Indian name of Everest.

Who first discovered Mount Everest?

→Radhanath Sikder first measured the Mount Everest as the highest mountain in the

Himalayan range.

Who was the first man to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen?

→Italian climber Reinhold Andreas Messner was the first man to climb Mount

Everest without supplemental Oxygen.

Who recommended the name Mt. Everest?

→Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India recommended the name

‘Mount Everest’.

From whom name the name Mount Everest has been derived?

→The name has been derived from the name of Sir George Everest, the British

Surveyor of India.

Who was the oldest person to climb the Mount Everest?

→Japan’s Yuichiro Miura was the oldest person to climb Mount Everest at the age of

80.

What is the Tibetan name of Mount Everest?

→’Chomolungma’ is the Tibetan name of Everest. It means ‘Goddess Mother of the

World’.

What is the Sanskrit name of Mount Everest?

→’Sagarmatha’ is the Sanskrit name of Everest. It literally means “Peak of Heaven”.

What is the another name of Mount Everest?

→’Peak XV’ is the another name of Mount Everest.

Who has climbed the Mount Everest for the most times?

→Sherpa Kami Rita climed the Everest most times. He scaled 29 times.

Who climed all 14 peaks without supplemental Oxygen?

→Ed Viesturs climed all of the world’s fourteen peaks without Oxygen.

Who was the first Indian army to climb Everest?

→In 1965, captain M.S. Kohli first climbed the Mount Everest as an Indian army.

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

→Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole on 15^th December,

1911.

Who was the first Indian woman to go to the South Pole?

→Indian origin British Sikh Army officer Captain Harpreet Chandi was the first Indian

woman to reach the South Pole.

Which was the first country to reach the South Pole?

→Norway was the first country to reach the South Pole.

Who was the first person to reach North Pole and South Pole?

→Roald Amundsen reached both the Pole first time.

Who was the first man to reach the Pole?

→Robert Peary reached the North Pole on 6^th April, 1909.

Who was the first person to fly over the South Pole?

→Richard E. Byrd was the first person who flew over the South Pole on 29^th

November, 1929.

Who was the first female to reach the North Pole?

→Ann Bancroft was the first woman to reach the North Pole on 1993.

Who was the first woman to reach the both Pole?

→Ann Bancroft was the first woman to reach both the poles.

Who was the first person to reach the South Magnetic Pole?

→Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Magnetic Pole.

Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?

→Robert Peary reached the North Pole on 6^th April, 1909.

Who discovered South Pole?

→Roald Amundsen discovered South Pole.

Who was the first person to reach the magnetic North Pole?

→James Clark Ross first reached the magnetic North Pole.

Who was the first Indian female to ski to the South Pole?

→Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu was the first Indian to ski to the South Pole.

Who discovered Antarctica first?

→In the year 1773 Captain James Cook discovered Antarctica first.

Who was the first human being to cross the English channel by Swimming?

→Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain first swim across the English channel on

24^th August, 1875.

Who was the first female to swim across the English Channel?

→Gertrude Ederle first swim across the English Channel on 1926.

Who was the first Indian women to cross English Channel?

→In 1959 Arati Saha first swim across the English Channel.

Who was the first Indian swimmer in the Olympics?

→Sajan Prakash was the first remarkable Indian Swimmer who participated in

Olympics.

Who was the youngest person to swim across the English Channel?

→Tom Gregory swim across the English Channel at the age of 11 on 1998. He

became the youngest person who swam the English Channel.

Who was the first British woman to swim the English Channel?

→Mercedes Gleitze was the first British woman to cross the English Channel.

Who was the fastest Indian as well as Asian Swimmer to cross the English Channel?

→Anita Sood – Mankar was the fastest Indian as well as Asian Swimmer to cross the

English Channel within 8 hours and 15 minutes on 17^th August, 1987.

Who is the first Indian female to swim the English Channel twice?

→Bula Chowdhury first swim the English Channel twice.

Who was the first Indian to perform in the United Nations General Assembly?

→Classical musician MS Subbulakshmi first performs at the United Nations.

Which country was the first to speak in the United Nations?

→Brazil was the first country to speak in the UN Nations General Assembly.

Who was the first President of the General Assembly?

→Foreign Minister of Belgium, Paul – Henri spaak was the first elected president of

the General Assembly of United Nations.

Who was elected as the first female President of the United Nations?

→Indian Politician cum diplomat Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first female

President of the UNO.

Who was the first Indian to hoist the National Flag?

→On 22^nd August, 1907 Madam Bhikaj Cama first hoist the National Flag of India at International Socialist conference in Stuttgart, Germany.

Where was Subhas Chandra Bose first hoisted Indian National Flag?

→Subhas Chandra first hoised Indian Flag at Port Blair.

Who was the first female Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force?

→Air Marshal Padmavathy (padma) Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Marshal

of the IAF.

Who was the first female combat pilot in Indian Air Force?

→Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi was the first female combat pilot.

Who was the first female to win a gold medal in the Indian Army?

→Anjana Bhaduria was the first female to win a gold medal in Indian Army.

Who was the first female cadet to join the Indian Army?

→Priya Jhingan was the first female cadet to join the Indian Army.

Who was the first female officer to win Sena award for gallantry?

→Mitali Madhumita was the first female officer to win Sena award for gallantry.

Who is the father of Indian Air Force?

→Air Marshal Subroto Mukharjee is the father of Indian Air Force. He was the first

Commander – in – chief of the IAF as well as the first Air Marshal of India.

Who was the first woman to join Air Force?

→Indian Physician and army officer Vijayalakshmi Ramanan was the First female to

be commissioned as an Indian Air Force officer.

Which Indian actor has Pilot License?

→Indian actor Shaid Kapoor has Pilot License.

Who is the first female pilot?

→Raymonde de Laroche is the first licensed female pilot.

Who is the youngest Indian recipient of Param Vir Chakra?

→Subedar Mojor Yogendra Singh Yadav is the youngest recipient of Param Vir

Chakra.

Who is the first female to get Ashok Chakra?

→Neerja Bhanot is the first female to get Ashok Chakra in 1987. She is also the

youngest recipient of Ashok Chakra.

Who has got Maha Vir Chakra twice?

→Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath who was a veteran of 1962 war with China and

the 1965 war with Pakistan got Maha Vir Chakra twice.

Who is the first Indian woman to receive the Arjun Award?

→Divyakriti Singh is the first Indian female to receive the Arjun Award.

Who is the first Indian femal to receive the Arjuna Award for equestrian?

→Divyakriti Singh is the first recipient of Arjuna Award for equestrian.

Who is the first female to receive Dronacharya Award?

→Weightlifting Coach Hansa Sharma in the first female to get Dronacharya Award in

2000.

Who was the first woman recipient of Arjun and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

→Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was awarded Arjun Award in 1994 and Rajiv

Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999 as well as Padma Shri in 1999.

Who was the first female footballer to get Arjun Award?

→First female footballer Shanti Mullick was awarded Arjun Award.

Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

→Viswanathan Anand was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in

1991 – 92. He is also the first Indian chess grandmaster in 1988.

Who was the first female hockey player to be awarded Arjun Award?

→Ann Lumsden was the first female recipient of Arjun Award in hockey.

Who is the first Indian woman cricketer to be awarded Arjun Award?

→In 1976, Shantha Rangaswamy was awarded Arjun Award. First time she has been

awarded lifetime achievement award from the BCCI.

Who is the first Indian as well as first woman to be award Nobel Prize in Peace?

→In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace.

Who is the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize?

→Marie Curie was the first woman recipient of Nobel Prize in 1903.

Who is the youngest Nobel Prize Winner?

→Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Prize Winner at the age of 17 on 10^th

October, 2014.

Who is the only women who has got two Nobel Prize?

→Marie Curie was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics on 1903 and Nobel Prize in

Chemistry on 1911.

Who was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Peace?

→Two Frenchman Frederic Passy and the Swiss Jean Henry Dunant were awarded

the first Nobel Prize in Peace.

Who is the oldest Nobel Prize Winner?

→John.B. Goodenough is the oldest Nobel Prize Winner at the age of 97.

Who has won the first Nobel Prize in Medicine?

→German Physiologist Emil Von Behring was the first Nobel Prize winner in

medicine. In 1901 he has been awarded for his contribution on serum therapy and

the development of a vaccine against diphtheria.

Who was the second Indian to be elected as Mr. Universe?

→Manohar Aich was the second Indian to be awarded as Mr. Universe.

Who was the first Mr. Universe winner?

→Bobybuilder John Grimek was the first Mr. Universe.

Who is the youngest Mr. Universe?

→Arnold Schwarzenegger is the youngest Mr. Universe.

Who was the first winner of the Kalinga Award?

→Louis de Broglie was the first winners of the Kalinga Prize.

Who has won the two Oscars in India?

→Musician A.R. Rahman was awarded two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best

Original song for the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

Who was the first female Oscar Winner?

→Janet Gaynor was the first female Oscar Winner.

Who is the first black Oscar or Academy Award Winner?

→Hattie McDaniel is the first Oscar Award Winner as a best supporting actress for

the film ‘Gone With the Wind’.

Who was the first man to win Oscar Award?

→Emil Jannigs was the first person to win Oscar for two films “The Last Command”

1928 and “The Way of All Flesh”.

Who is the most Oscar Winning actress?

→Katharine Hepburn has won four Oscars. She is the most Oscar winning actress.

Who is the first woman to receive Jnanpith Award?

→Ashapoorna Devi is the first woman to receive Jnanpith Award in 1976 for her novel ‘Prothom Protishruti’ (‘The First Promise’).

Who is the first female Jnanpith Award winner from Assam?

→In 2000 Indira Goswami who is well known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom

Goswami is awarded Jnanpith Award.

Who was the first male to receive the Jnanpith Award in Odia Language?

→In 1973 Gopinath Mohanty first received Jnanpith Award in Odia language for his

epic ‘Mati Matala’.

Who was the first Indian actor to receive Padma Shri?

→Actress Nargis Dutt was the first Indian actor to be awarded PadmaShri.

Who is the youngest Padma Shri award winner?

→Viswanathan Anand is the youngest recipient of Padma Shri at the age of 18.

Who is the first Indian Scientist to receive Padma Shri Award?

→Janaki Ammal was the first Indian Scientist to be awarded Padma Shri in 1977.

Who is the first Indian Chef to be awarded Padma Shri?

→Imtiaz Qureshi is the first Chef to be awarded Padma Shri in 2016.

Who has rejected Padma Shri Award?

→In 1981 Suderlal Bahuguna refused to accept Padma Shri to protest the cutting of

trees in the Himalayan region.

Who is the first woman cricketer to be awarded Padma Shri?

→In 2015 Mithali has won the Padma Shri award.

Who is the first woman athlete to be awarded Padma Shri?

→In 1960, Arati Saha has been awarded Padma Shri.

Who is the first women to be awarded Padma Bhusan in the field of Arts or music?

→In the year 1954, M.S Subbulakshmi has been awarded Padma Bhusan in the field

of arts.

Who is the first recipient of Padma Vibhusan in the field of Science & Engineering?

→In 1954, Satyendra Nath Tagore is the first recipient of Padma Vibhusan in the field

of Science & Technology.

Who was the first recipient of Padma Vibhusan in the field of Arts?

→In 1954, Nandalal Bose received Padma Vibhusan in Arts.

Who was the first Indian to be awarded Padma Vibhusan in the field of public Affairs?

→In 1954, Zakir Husain, B.G. Kher, V.K Krishna Menon and Jigme Dorj Wangchuck

was awarded Padma Vibhusan in Public Affairs.

Who was the first musician to be received Padma Vibhushan?

→In 1975, M.S Subbulakshmi was received Padma Vibhushan.

Who was the first woman dancer to be awarded Padma Vibhushan in India?

→Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh was the first female dancer to be awarded Padma

Vibhushan in 2003. She was the youngest recipient of Padma Vibhushan.

Who has won the all three Padma Award i.e Padma Shri, Padma Bhusan & Padma Vibhushan?

→Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan, Satyajit Ray and Bhupen Hazarika has won the all

three Padma awards.

Who was the first sports person to be awarded Padma Vibhushan?

→Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was the first sports person to be awarded the

Padma Vibhushan.

Who was the first recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru award?

→U. Thant was the first person to be awarded Jawaharlal Nehru award for

International Understanding. He was awarded in 1965.

Who was the first woman to be awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru award?

→Mother Teresa was the first woman as well as first Indian to be awarded the

Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.

Who was the first sports person and the youngest recipient of Bharat Ratna Award?

→Sachin Tendulkar was the first sportsperson and youngest recipient of Bharat

Ratna Award.

Who was the first musician to be awarded Bharat Ratna?

→Carnatic Singer M.S Subbulakshmi was the first musician to be awarded Bharat

Ratna.

Who was the first female to receive Bharat Ratna?

→Indian’s third Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first female recipient of Bharat

Ratna.

Who refused to accept Bharat Ratna?

→India’s first education minister Molana Abul Kalam Azad refused Bharat Ratna.

Who were the foreigner to be awarded Bharat Ratna?

→Mother Teresa in 1980, Khan Abdul Gaffar khan of Pakistan in 1987 and Nelson

Mandela of South Africa in 1990 has been awarded Bharat Ratna.

Now, Mother Teresa is a citizen of India.

Who was the first Prime Minister to be awarded Bharat Ratna?

→In 1955, first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru received Bharat Ratna Award.

Who was the first President to be received Bharat Ratna?

→In 1962, first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad was awared Bharat Ratna.

Who was the first person to receive Bharat Ratna Posthumously?

→In 1966, Lal Bahadur Shastri received Bharat Ratna Posthumously.

Who was the only industrialist to receive the Bharat Ratna Award?

→In 1992, JRD Tata received the Bharat Ratna Award first time as an Industrialist.

Who first invented zero in India?

→Ancient Indian Mathematician, astronomer Aryabhata first invented zero.

Who was the first Para-athlete to receive Padma Bhushan Award in India?

→Devendra Jhajharia was the first para-athlete to be awarded Padma Bhushan. In

Tokyo Olympics, 2020 he has won silver medal.

Who was the first male doctor in the world?

→Hipprocrates was the first doctor in the world.

Who is the first Indian woman to be awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award?

→Mother Teresa was the first woman to be awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Who was the first Indian musician to receive Ramon Magsaysay Award?

→M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first Indian musician to receive Ramon Magsaysay

Award.

Who is the first Indian IPS officer to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award?

→Kiran Bedi is the first IPS officer to receive the Magsaysay Award.

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