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    This document lists many "firsts" related to important political, judicial, and social milestones in India. It provides the names of the first people to hold various leadership positions, such as the first President of India, first female Chief Minister, and first female judges. It also outlines pioneering accomplishments, including the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, first female pilot, and first woman to climb Mount Everest.

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    First In India

    First Men

    First President of India - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

    First Vice President of India - Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

    First Muslim President of India - Dr. Zakir Hussain

    First Vice-President who died in harness - Krishna Kanth

    First Chief Justice of India - Harilal. J. Kania

    First Dalit Chief Justice of India - K.G. Balakrishnan

    First British Governor General of Bengal - Warren Hastings

    First Governor General of India - William Bentinck

    First Governor General of Free India - Lord Mount Batten

    First Viceroy of India - Lord Canning

    First Indian to become the Governor General of free India - C. Rajagopalachari

    First Indian to join I.C.S (now IAS) - Satyendra Nath Tagore

    First Indian to become the member of Viceroy's Executive Council - Lord S.P.Sinha

    First Indian to become the Judge of International Court of Justice - Dr.B.N Rao

    First Indian to become the President of ICJ - Justice Nagendra Singh

    First Indian in British Parliament - Dada Bhai Naoroji

    First Indian Member of House of Lords(British) - S.P.Sinha

    First Deputy Prime Minister - Vallabhai Patel


    First minister of Industries and Supplies - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

    First Education Minister - Abdul Kalam Azad

    First Indian to visit England (1832) - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    First Chairman of Rajya Sabha - Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

    First Speaker of Lok Sabha - G.V. Mavlankar

    First Election Commissioner - Sukumar Sen

    First Chairman of UGC - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

    First Indian to swim across the English Channel - Mihir Sen

    First Indian to make a solo air flight - JRD Tata

    First Chief of the Air Staff - Subroto Mukherjee

    First to climb Mount Everest without oxygen - Phu Dorjee

    First Indian in Space - Rakesh Sharma

    First Indian to circumnavigate the globe - Lt.Col.K.S Rao

    First Indian to reach the South Pole - Col.J.K. Bajaj

    First Indian to reach the North Pole - Jaganathan Srinivasaraghavan

    First Indian to land on Antarctica - Ram Charan

    First WOMEN

    First woman President

    Ans : Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

    First woman speaker of Lok Sabha

    Ans : Mirakumar

    First woman Prime Minister

    Ans : Indira Gandhi


    First woman Chief Minister of a State

    Ans : Sucheta Kripalani

    First woman Minister

    Ans : Vijayalakshmi Pandit

    First woman Central Minister

    Ans : Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

    First woman Governor of the State

    Ans : Sarojini Naidu

    First woman president of Indian National Congress

    Ans : Annie Besant

    First woman Ambassador

    Ans : Vijayalekshmi Pandit

    First woman President of UN General Assembly

    Ans : Vijayalekshmi Pandit

    First woman IAS Officer

    Ans : Anna George malhotra

    First woman IPS Officer

    Ans : Kiran Bedi

    First woman Advocate

    Ans : Cornelia Sorabji

    First woman Magistrate

    Ans : Omana Kunjamma

    First woman legislator

    Ans : Muthu Lakshmi Reddy

    First woman mayor in India

    Ans : Tara Cherian

    First woman Judge of High Court


    Ans : Anna Chandi

    First woman Judge of Suprem Court

    ANS : M. Fathima Beevi

    First woman Chief Justice of High Court

    ANS : Leila Seth

    First woman Election Commissioner

    ANS : V.S. Rama Devi

    First Chairperson of U.G.C

    ANS : Maduri Sha

    First woman Director General of Police

    ANS : Kanchan Bhattacharya

    First woman Chief Engineer

    ANS : Mrs.P.K. Thresia

    First Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi

    ANS : Razia Sultana

    First woman to swim across the English Channel

    ANS : Arati Saha

    First woman to swim across the strait of Gibralter

    ANS : Aarti Pradhan

    First woman to circumnavigate (sail round the world)

    ANS : Ujwala Rai

    First woman to go into space

    ANS : Kalpana Chawla

    First woman to climb Mount Everest

    ANS : Bachendri Pal

    Youngest woman to Climb Mount Everest two times

    ANS : Santhosh Yadav


    First to be crowned the Miss World

    ANS : Reita Faria

    First to be crowned the Miss Universe

    ANS : Susmita Sen

    First woman pilot

    ANS : Prem Mathur

    First woman pilot in Indian Air Force

    ANS : Haritha Kaur Deol

    First woman Lt. General

    ANS : Punita Arora

    First woman Air Marshal

    ANS : Padma Bandhopadyay

    First Station Master

    ANS : Rinku Sinha Roy

    First woman to win Nobel prize

    ANS : Mother Teresa

    First woman to win Bharat Ratna

    ANS : Indira Gandhi

    First woman to win Magsaysay Award

    ANS : Mother Teresa

    First woman to win the Booker Prize

    ANS : Arundhati Roy

    First woman to receive the Sahithya Academy Award

    ANS : Amrita Pritam

    First woman to win Jnanapith Award

    ANS : Asha Purna Devi

    First female child artist in Indian cinema


    ANS : Kamalabai Gokhale

    First Indian woman to get an Oscar

    ANS : Bhanu Athaiya

    First woman to win an Olympic medal

    ANS : Karnam Malleswari

    First woman Olympic finalist

    ANS : P.T. Usha

    First Indian athlete to win a Medal in world championship

    ANS : Anju Bobby George

    First woman Cricketer to score double century

    ANS : Mithali Raj

    First Indian woman who was honoured as human computer

    ANS : Shakuntala Devi

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