List of first in India, Science & Technology, Defence, Sports, Politics, Complete List

In this section you will get a complete List of first in India in various fields like Science & Technology, Defence, Sports, Politics. It is a very comprehensive list and is very important from the examination point of view.

First in India

1. First Indian Chief Justice of India – Justice Harilal J. Kania
2. First Indian athlete to win a medal (Bronze) at the World Athletic Championship – Anju Bobby George
3. First Indian Governor of a British Province – Lord S.P. Sinha
4. First Indian Commander-in-Chief (Chief of Staff) – Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa
5. First Indian to get the Bharat Ratna Award – Dr. C.D. Deshmukh
6. First Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India – C. Rajagopalachari
7. First Indian to become President of the UN General Assembly – Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
8. First Woman Cabinet Minister of an Indian state – Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
9. First Indian to win the election as Vice-President of INTERPOL – F.V. Arul
10. First Indian Woman to become a Union Cabinet Minister – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
11. First Indian C.A.G. – C.V. Narahari Rao
12. First Indian Attorney General of India – M.C. Setalvad
13. First Indian woman Governor – Sarojini Naidu (UP, 1963–67)
14. First Indian woman President of the Congress – Sarojini Naidu
15. First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State – Sucheta Kripalani (UP)
16. First Indian woman High Court Judge – Anna Chandy (Kerala)
17. First Indian woman Supreme Court Judge – M. Fathima Beevi
18. First Indian woman to conquer Mount Everest – Bachendri Pal
19. First Indian in Space – Sqdn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
20. First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel – Aarti Saha
21. First Indian to become President of the International Court of Justice – Dr. Nagendra Singh (1970)
22. First Indian to win an Oscar Award – Bhanu Athaiya
23. First Indian woman to win an Olympic Medal – Karnam Malleswari
24. First Indian to get the Booker Prize (Britain’s top literary prize) – Salman Rushdie
25. First Indian woman to get the Booker Prize – Arundhati Roy
26. First Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award – Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1958)
27. First Indian Chief of Army Staff – Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
28. First Indian Woman to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar – Arti Pradhan
29. First Indian actress to be awarded Padma Shri – Nargis Dutt (1958)
30. First Indian Musician to get Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Bhushan – M.S. Subbulakshmi
31. First Indian Woman Foreign Secretary of India – Chokila Iyer
32. First Indian Captain of Independent India’s Cricket team – Lala Amarnath
33. First Indian woman candidate to contest elections (1926) – Kamala
34. First Indian Woman Air Vice-Marshal – Padmavathi Bandopadhyay
35. First Indian to be appointed as UN Civilian Police Adviser – Kiran Bedi
36. First Indian Chief of RAW (Research & Analysis Wing) – Rameshwar Nath Kao
37. First Indian-origin woman prosecutor in the USA – Kamala Harris
38. First Indian woman to become Deputy Governor of RBI – K.J. Udeshi
39. First Indian Woman Chairperson of NABARD – Ranjana Kumar
40. First Indian ICS officer – Satyendra Nath Tagore
41. First Indian woman to win an Asiad Gold – Kamaljit Sandhu (1970)
42. First Indian Talkie Film – Alam Ara (1931)
43. First Indian Chief Election Commissioner – Sukumar Sen (1950–58)
44. First Indian Submarine – INS Kalyani (commissioned in 1967)
45. First Indian Aryabhatta Medal Winner – K.R. Ramanathan (1977)
46. First Indian Captain of Test Cricket – C.K. Nayudu (1932)
47. First Indian to score a Century in Test Cricket – Lala Amarnath (1933–1934)
48. First Indian Chief of Naval Staff – R.D. Katari (1958–1962)
49. First Indian Cricketer to have batted in all positions (1 to 11) – Vinoo Mankad
50. First Indian Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner – Devika Rani Roerich (1969)
51. First Indian Dancer to perform abroad – Uday Shankar
52. First Indian Deputy Prime Minister – Vallabhbhai Patel (1947–1950)
53. First Indian Deputy Prime Minister to die in harness – Vallabhbhai Patel (1950)
54. First Indian Elected President – S. Radhakrishnan (1962–1967)
55. First Indian Field Marshal of India – S.H.F.J. Manekshaw (1973)
56. First Indian Film Star Chief Minister – M.G. Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu, 1977)
57. First Indian Finance Minister to present the Budget three times in a row – Manmohan Singh (1993, 1994, 1995)
58. First Indian Home Minister – Vallabhbhai Patel (1946)
59. First Indian Lady of the Indian Film – Devika Rani Roerich
60. First Indian Lata Mangeshkar Award Winner – Naushad (1984)
61. First Indian Man to climb Mount Everest – Tenzing Norgay (with Edmund Hillary, 1953)
62. First Indian Man to make a solo flight (from US to India) – Satish Soman (1994)
63. First Indian Man to swim across the English Channel – Mihir Sen (1958)
64. First Indian Man to swim several Straits in one calendar year – Mihir Sen (1966)
65. First Indian Member of British Parliament – Dadabhai Naoroji (1892)
66. First Indian Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council – S.P. Sinha (1909)
67. First Indian Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen (1994)
68. First Indian Miss World – Reita Faria (1966)
69. First Indian musician to get Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan… M.S. Subbulakshmi (1954, 1975)
70. First Indian musician to get Ramon Magsaysay Award… M.S. Subbulakshmi (1974)
71. First Indian Nishan-i-Pakistan Award Winner… Morarji Desai (1991)
72. First Indian Nobel Prize Winner… Rabindranath Tagore (for Gitanjali in 1913)
73. First Indian Olympic Medal Winner… Norman Pritchard (Silver, 1900)
74. First Indian presentation of Budget… R.K. Shanmugham Chetty, Finance Minister (1947)
75. First Indian presentation of General Budget… C.D. Deshmukh, Finance Minister (1952)
76. First Indian President… Rajendra Prasad (1950-1962)
77. First Indian President of Indian National Congress… W.C. Bannerjee (1885)
78. First Indian President to die in harness… Zakir Hussain (1967-1969)
79. First Indian Prime Minister… Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)
80. First Indian woman Director General of Police (DGP)… Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya (Uttarakhand)
81. First Indian Prime Minister to die in harness… Jawaharlal Nehru (1964)
82. First Indian Prime Minister to head a minority government… Ch. Charan Singh (July 28, 1979-Jan 14, 1980)
83. First Indian Prime Minister to resign from office… Morarji Desai (1979)
84. First Indian Prime Minister who did not face Parliament… Ch. Charan Singh (July 28, 1979-Jan 14, 1980)
85. First Indian Raman Medal Winner… Salim Moinduddin Ahmed Ali (1979)
86. First Indian recipient of Stalin Peace Prize… Saifuddin Kitchlew (1954)
87. First Indian recipient of World Food Prize… M.S. Swaminathan (1987)
88. First Indian Slave Ruler of India… Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206-1210)
89. First Indian speaker in Hindi at the UN… Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1977)
90. First Indian Speaker of Lok Sabha… Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar (1952-1956)
91. First Indian Test-tube Baby… Harsha or Indira (1986)
92. First Indian Vice-President… S. Radhakrishnan (1952-1962)
93. First Indian woman Chief Justice (of High Court)… Leila Seth (Himachal Pradesh, 1991)
94. First Indian woman to go in Space… Dr. Kalpana Chawla (November 1997)
95. First Indian woman IAS Officer… Anna Rajam George (1950)
96. First Indian woman IPS Officer… Kiran Bedi (1974)
97. First Indian woman Jnanpith Award Winner… Ashapurna Devi (1976)
98. First Indian woman Pilot (Commercial)… Prem Mathur (Deccan Airways, 1951)
99. First Indian woman Prime Minister… Indira Gandhi (1966-1977, 1980-1984)
100. First Indian Chief of Defence Staff… Bipin Rawat.

So, this was the complete list of first in India. We are sure thay you will find this post very helpful.

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