FIRST IN INDIA

FIRST IN INDIA

· British Governor: Warren Hastings

· British Governor-General of Independent India: Lord Mountbatten

· Justice of India: Hiralal J.Kania

· Commander-in-Chief of Free India: General K.M. Cariappa

· Chief of Air Staff: Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst

· Indian Air Chief: Air Marshal S. Mukherjee

· Chief of Army Staff: General M. Rajendra Singh

· Chief of Naval Staff: Vice-admiral R.D.Katari

· Cosmonaut: Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma

· Emperor of Mughal Dynasty in India: Babar

· Field Marshal: SPFJ Manekshaw

· Governor-General of Indian Union: C. Rajgopalachari

· Indian to get an Oscar: Bhanu Athaiya

· Indian to Reach of South Pole: Col. I.K.Bajaj

· Indian ICS Officer: Satyendra Nath Tagore

· Indian Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council: Sir, S.P.Sinha

· Indian Man of Swim Across the English Channel: Mihir Sen

· Indian Woman to swim Across the English Channel: Miss Aarti Saha

· Indian Woman to swim Across the Strait of Gibraltar: Aarti Pradhan

· Man to Climb Mount Everest: Sherpa Tensing

· Man to Climb Mount Everest without Oxygen: Phu Dorjee

· Man to Climb Mount Everest twice: Nawang Gombu

· Muslim Woman to sit on the throne of Delhi: Razia Sultana

· Nobel Prize Winner: Rabindra Nath Tagore

· President of the Indian National Congres: W.C.Banerjee

· Woman President of the Indian National Congress: Annie Besant

· President to Die in Office: Dr. Zakir Hussain

· Prime Minister to Lose an Election: Indira Gandhi

· Prime Minister to Resign from Office: Morarji Desai

· Deputy Prime Minister: Vallabhbhai Patel

· Talkie Film: Alam Ara (1931)

· Test-tube Baby: Indira (Baby Harsha)

· Viceroy : Lord Canning

· Woman Chief Minister of State: Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

· Woman Central Minister: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

· Woman Governor: Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

· Woman Minister: Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

· Woman to Climb the Mt. Everest: Bachendri Pal

· Woman Prime Minister: Mrs. Indira Gandhi

· Woman Speaker of a State Assembly: Mrs. Shanno Devi

· Woman Airline Pilot: Durba Banerjee

· Woman to Win an Asiad Gold: Kamaljit Sandhu

· Woman Judge of the Supreme Court: Fathima Beevi

· Woman IPS Officer: Kiran Bedi

· Indian in the British Parliament: Dadabhai Naoroji

· Indian to win Miss Universe Title: Ms. Sushmita Sen

· Indian Woman Congress President: Sarojini Naidu(1925)

· Woman president of UN General Assembly : Vijayalakshmi Pandit

· Woman to win the Nobel Prize : Mother Teresa(1979)

· Woman to become ‘Miss World’ : Reeta Faria

· Speaker, Lok Sabha : G. V. Manavalankar(1952-57)

· Chairman Rajya Sabha : S. V. Krishnamoorthy (1952)

· Indian to pass ICS : Surendra Nath Banerji(1862)

· Indian Pilot : JRD Tata(1929)

· To reach Antarctica : Lt. Ram Charan(1960)

· Telegraph Line Installed : Calcutta to Diamond Harber(1853)

· Silent Movie : Raja Harish Chandra by Dada Saheb Phalke(1913)

· Colored Cinemascope Film : Pyar ki Pyas(1961)

· Satellite Launched : Aryabhatta(1975)

· Atomic Device exploded at : Pokharan in Rajasthan(1974)

· Indigenously Designed and built missile: Prithvi (1988)

· Member of the Dalit Community to become the president of India : K. R. Narayanan

· Electric Train started between : Ludhiana and New Delhi

· Science city was inaugurated in : Kolkata

· Actress of Indian Cinema : Kamalabai Gokhale

· Woman Pilot of IAF : Harita Deol

· Indian writer to win the Booker Prize: Arundhati Roy

· Musician to be Awarded the Bharat Ratna : M. S. Subbulakshmi

· Indian Woman to go into Space: Kalpana Chawala

· Chairman of the Prasar Bharti Board : Nikhil Chakravarthy

· Woman to win an Olympic Medal : Karanam Malleswari

· Woman Foreign Secretary of India : Chokila Iyer

· Indian Grand Master (in Chess) : Vishwanathan Anand

· Chinese pilgrim to visit India : Fahien

· European invader on India soil : Alexender , the great

· Indian to win World Chess Championship : Vishwanathan Anand

· Woman Air vice Marshal : P. Bandopadhyaya

· Lady Cadet of Indian Army : Pryia Jhingan

· First Indian to win a medal in the worlds Athletic Championship : Anju B. George (2003)

· Triple Century Maker in Test Cricket : Virendra Sahwag (2004)

· Medal winner in Olympic Games: Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore(2004)

· Formula-1 Grand Prix Winner : Naryan Kartikeyan

· Asian Tennis Champion, WTA Champion, Third round winner in Grand Slam Tournament Match Winner in U.S. open : Sania Mirza(2005)

· Indian to be awarded ‘Srilanka Ratna’: N.Ram (2005)

· Woman Commanded the annual passing out parade: Wahida Prizm(2006)

· To the ski to the North Pole: Ajeet Bajaj (2006)

· First Air Chief to Sky-dive: Air Chief S.P.Tyagi (2006)

· First Indian Woman to win a badminton Grand Prix: Saina Nehwal

· First President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (2006)

· Judge in USA Court: Savita Singh

· First Indian Woman President: Pratibha Devisingh Patil (2007)

· Chief, British Broad easting Corporation : Chtitra Barucha

· Governor in U.S.A. of Indian origin: Bobby Jindal

· Secretary General, Common wealth : Kamlesh Sharna

· Gold Medal Winner in Olympic Games: Abhinav Bindra(Beijing Olympic,2008)

· Bronze Medal Winner Boxer in Beijing Olympic ,2008: Vijendra