First In India -- IAS GS

Though i know we all have read this before when we were children and must be in class 3rd up to 8th. But these are necessary facts ---


First Indian to swim across the English Channel Mihir Sen
First to Climb Mount Everest Tenzing Norgay
First to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen Phy Dorjee
First Indian to join I.C.S. (I.C.S. now IAS) Satyendra Nath Tagore
First Indian to get Nobel Prize Rabindra Nath Tagore
First Indian in Space (first Indian cosmonaut) Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
First British Governor General Warren Hastings
First Governor General of Free India Lord Mountbatten
First and the last Governor General of free India C. Rajagopalachari
First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Vice-President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
First Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain
First Sikh President of India Giani Zail Singh
First Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
First Speaker of Lok Sabha G.V. Mavlankar
First Chief Justice of India Justice H.L. Kania
First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee
First Indian to become member of Viceroy's Executive Council Lord S.P. Sinha
First Indian to become President of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
First Emperor of Moghul Dynasty Babar
First Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India Gen. K.M. Cariappa
First Chief of the Army Staff (Indian) Sinhji
First Chief of the Naval Staff (Indian) Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
First Chief of the Air Force Staff (India) Subroto Mukherjee
First Indian in British Parliament Dada Bhai Nauroji
First Indian recipient of Victoria Cross (highest award before independence) Khudada Khan
First Indian to circumnavigate the globe Lt. Col K.S. Rao
First Indian to reach the South Pole Col J.K. Bajaj (1989)
First Indian to make a solo air flight JRD Tata
First Indian to visit England Raja Rammohan Roy (1832)
First Indian Member of House of Lords (British) Lord S.P. Sinha
First Bar-at-Law J.M. Tagore
First Chairman of Rajya Sabha Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1952 - 62)
First Indian Test Cricketer K.S. Ranjitsingh
First Air Marshall Arjan Singh
First Judge to face impeachment in the Lock Sabha Justice V.Ramaswami (1993)
Fastest Shorthand writer Dr. G.D. Bhist (250 wpm)


Top Ladies in Indian History

First Indian Woman To Receive Lenin Peace Award
Aruna Asaf Ali

First Woman Vice-Chairperson Of Rajyasabha
Violet Alva In 1962

First Woman Session Judge In India
Anna Chandi

First Woman President Of Students Union
Anju Sachdeva Of Delhi University

First Indian Woman To Receive Norman Borlaug Award
Dr. Amrita Patel

First Indian Woman To Get International Grandmaster Award In Chess
Bhagyasri Thipse

First Indian Woman Ias Officer
Anna George

First Indian Woman T Reach In Olympic Games
Sini Abraham

First Woman President Of India
Pratibha Devisingh Patil

First Woman Governor Of State In India
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

First Woman Prime Minister Of India
Mrs. Indira Gandhi

First Indian Woman To Swim Across English Channel
Mrs. Aarti Saha

First Indian Woman To Swim Across Strait Of Gibraltar
Aarti Pradhan

First Muslim Woman To Sit On Throne Of Delhi
Razia Sultan

First Woman President Of Indian National Congress
Annie Besant

The First Woman Chief Minister Of An Indian State
Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani ( Uttar Pradesh)

First Woman Central Minister Of India
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

First Indian Woman To Climb The Mount Everest
Bachhendri Pal

First Woman Airline Pilot
Cap Durba Bannerjee

First Woman Ambassador
Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

First Woman To Climb Mount Everest Twice
Santosh Yadav

First Woman Judge Of Supreme Court
Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi

First Woman Chief Justice Of High Court
Mrs. Leela Seth

First Indian Woman Pilot In Indian Air Force
Haritakaur Dayal

First Woman Air Vice Marshal
P. Bandhopadhyaya

First Woman Lieutenant General
Puneeta Arora

First Woman Chairman Of Upsc
Rose Millian Mathew

First Woman Chairperson Of Indian Airlines
Sushma Chawla

First Woman To Receive Jnanpeeth Award
Asha Purna Devi

First Woman To Receive Bharat Ratna
Mrs. Indira Gandhi

First Indian Woman To Receive Nobel Prize
Mother Teresa

First Woman To Receive Ashok Chakra
Niraja Bhanot

First Woman IPS Officer
Mrs. Kiran Bedi

First Woman Doordarshan News Reader
Pratima Puri

First Woman Finger Print Experts In India
Sita Varthambal And Bhrangathambal ( Both Were Sisters)

First Indian Woman To Go In Space
Kalpana Chawla

First Actress In The Indian Cinema
Devika Rani

First Indian Woman To Become Miss World
Reita Faria

First Woman Speaker Of The State Assembly
Mrs. Shano Devi

First Indian Woman To Receive An Asiad Gold Medal
Kamalji Sandhu

First Indian Test Tube Baby
Harsha (1986)

First Woman Chairperson Of National Woman Commission
Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak

First Woman Chairman Of Exim Bank
Tarzani Vakil

First Woman To Get Arjun Award
N. Lumsden (1961)

First Woman To Win Miss Universe Title
Sushmita Sen

First Indian Woman President Of Uno General Assembly ?
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

First Woman Surgeon
Dr. Prema Mukherjee

First Indian Woman Barrister
Cornotia Sorabji

First Indian Woman Advocate
Regina Guha

First Chief Justce Of Mumbai High Court
Justice Sujaata B Manohar

First Woman To Win Wta Tennis Tournament
Sania Mirza

First Woman President Of Indian Science Congress
Dr. Ashima Chatterjee

First Deputy Governor Of Reserve Bank Of India?
K. J. Udesi

First Woman Sahitya Award Winner
Amrita Pritam

First Woman Commercial Pilot
Prem Mathur Of Deccan Airways

First Woman Foreign Minister
Lakshmi N Menon

First Indian Woman At Antarctica
Meher Moos In 1976

First Woman Chief Engineer
P. K. Tresia Nanguli

First Indian Woman To Complete Her Mbbs
Kadambini Ganguli Bose In 1888

First Indian Paratrooper Of Indian Air Force
Nita Ghose

First Woman Indian Railway Driver
Surekha Shankar Yadav

The First Indian Woman Cricketer To Get 100 Wickets
Diana Eduljee

First Indian Woman To Get Magsaysay Award
Kiran Bedi

First Woman Secretary General Of Rajya Sabha
V. S. Rama Devi