

{"id":80527,"date":"2020-08-20T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T03:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=80527"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T10:52:04","slug":"list-of-first-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/list-of-first-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"First in India &#8211; List of First Indians in Science, Governance, Sports, Defence and Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being First in India is responsible for setting the benchmark and idealistic platform for others to consider and follow. People are inspired by them, and the 1st person in doing a task which has never been performed before &#8211; brings more respect and power to their portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>let us see the List of First in India both males and females in various fields like Science and Technology, sports etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81061\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India.jpg\" alt=\"List of First in India\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-520x272.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>List of First in India<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. J.R.D Tata &#8211;<\/strong> He was an Indian aviator, entrepreneur, and shareholder in Tata Sons. He was the Chairman of the Tata Group. Suzanne Briere, his mother was the first woman to drive a car in India. JRD Tata is the recipient of Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan.<\/p>\n<p>He has been an eminent contributor to the Indian Industry as well. He was the son of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. J.R.D Tata also served in the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. W.C Banerjee &#8211;<\/strong> He was an Indian Barrister and the co-founder of the Indian National Congress as well. He was the president of INC in the 1892 session in Allahabad again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Rabindranath Tagore &#8211;<\/strong> He was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize and composed the National Anthem of India and Bangladesh. Rabindranath Tagore declined to receive the Knighthood in honor of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.<\/p>\n<p>He is known to inspire the youth and the freedom fighters with his writing. He believed in \u201cthe pen is mightier than the sword\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Sachin Tendulkar &#8211;<\/strong> Also known as the \u201cGod of Cricket\u201d, he is known to score the highest runs in International Cricket. He has received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. He is the recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan and also a member of the Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Dr. Zakir Hussain &#8211;<\/strong> He was an Indian economist who served as the 3rd President of India. He had previously served as the Governor of Bihar and the Vice President of India. Dr Zakir Hussain also founded the Jamia Millia Islamia.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the first President to die during his tenure as the President of India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Kalpana Chawla<\/strong> &#8211; She completed her education from Punjab Engineering College. She was in space for about 31 days. In 2003, the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. She is one of the 7 members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Indira Gandhi &#8211;<\/strong> She is the first and to date the only lady Prime Minister of India. She ordered the search of the Golden Temple for arms in Amritsar which resulted in huge controversy amongst the Sikhs. She also helped Bangladesh by deploying Indian soldiers to gain independence from Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Bachendri Pal &#8211;<\/strong> Even though Pal received strong opposition from the family, she never let her dream go ashtray. She enrolled herself in the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. In 2019 she was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Arundhati Roy &#8211;<\/strong> She is a political activist and involved in environmental causes. She won the Man Booker Prize Award for The God Of Small Things in 1997. The book has been criticized for its controversial issues in Kerala.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Durga Banerjee &#8211;<\/strong> She was the first pilot of the Indian Airlines in 1956. She became a Commander in the F27 turboprop Aircraft and got rated as the Jet Pilot and flew the Boeing 737. Durga Banerjee also flew Airbus 300.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Rakesh Sharma &#8211;<\/strong> He was a former Indian pilot. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. When Gandhi had asked him how India looked from space, he replied \u201cSaare Jahan Se Accha\u201d &#8211; The best nation.<\/p>\n<p>He retired as the wing commander and later joined the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. He spent 7 days 21 minutes in space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Amartya Sen &#8211;<\/strong> He is the author of the book \u201cArgumentative India.\u201d He is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna due to his work in welfare economics. He has made contributions in social justice, public health, the economy of other countries, and many other fields. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Meera Fathima Beevi &#8211;<\/strong> She is also the first Muslime woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary posts in India. After retiring, she has also served as the Governor of the state of Tamil Nadu. She has also served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission. She topped the Bar exam in 1950.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Sania Mirza &#8211;<\/strong> A professional Tennis player, she has won 6 Grand Slam titles in her career. From 2003 to 2013, she was ranked by the Women&#8217;s Tennis Association as India\u2019s No. 1 player.<\/p>\n<p>She is the highest ever female player from India. She is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Meira Kumar &#8211;<\/strong> She is a former diplomat. She is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress Party. Meira Kumar was the Minister of Water Resources for a short time in 2009. She became the 15th Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and also the first woman to ever hold this post.<\/p>\n<h3>List of first in India (Male)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81062\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male.jpg\" alt=\"List of first in India (Male)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-first-in-India-Male-520x272.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 2903px\" width=\"790\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Prime Minister of free India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First batsman to score a double century in One Day International cricket match<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sachin Tendulkar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First man to have climbed Mount Everest twice<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nawang Gombu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First President of the Indian Republic<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Rajendra Prasad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Pilot<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J.R.D. Tata<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian to win Nobel Prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rabindranath Tagore<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First President of Indian National Congress<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">W.C. Banerjee<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Muslim President of Indian National Congress<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Badruddin Tayyabji<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Muslim President of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Zakir Hussain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First British Governor-General of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lord William Bentinck<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First British Viceroy of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lord Canning<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Governor-General of free India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lord Mountbatten<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First and the last Indian Governor-General of free India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. Rajgopalachari<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Man who introduced the printing press in India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James Hicky<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian to join the I.C.S.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Satyendranath Tagore<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian man in space<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rakesh Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing Full-term<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morarji Desai<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Cariappa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Chief of Army Staff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian member of the Viceroy\u2019s executive council<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">S.P. Sinha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First President of India who died while in office<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Zakir Hussain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charan Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Field Marshal of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">S.H.F. Manekshaw<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C.V. Raman<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Radhakrishnan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian to cross the English Channel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mihir Sen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to receive Jnanpith award<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sri Shankar Kurup<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Speaker of the Lok Sabha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Vice-President of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Radhakrishnan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Education Minister<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abul Kalam Azad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Home Minister of India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sardar Vallabha Bhai Patel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Air Chief Marshal<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">S. Mukharji<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Naval Chief<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Judge of the International Court of Justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Nagendra Singh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to receive Paramveer Chakra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major Somnath Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to reach Mt. Everest without Oxygen<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sherpa Anga Dorjee<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Chief Election Commissioner<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sukumar Sen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to receive Magsaysay Award<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acharya Vinoba Bhave<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hargovind Khurana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Chinese Traveller to visit India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fa-Hein<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to receive Stalin Prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saifuddin Kitchlu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to resign from the central cabinet<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shyama Prasad Mukharji<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First-person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amartya Sen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Chief Justice of Supreme Court<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Justice Hiralal J. Kania<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohd. Azharuddin<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>List of First in India (female)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81063\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female.jpg\" alt=\"List of First in India (female)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/List-of-First-in-India-female-520x272.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1652px\" width=\"790\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meira Kumar (2009)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s First Woman President<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pratiba Patil<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s First Woman Prime Minister<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indira Gandhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s First Woman Governor<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarojini Naidu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s First Woman IPS Officer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiran Bedi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman Chief Minister of State<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sucheta Kripalani<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman Union Minister<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rajkumari Amrita Kaur<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman President of INC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie Besant<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman Judge of Supreme Court<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman to get Ashok Chakra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nirja Bhanot<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman Ambassador at UN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian woman who reached Antarctica<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mahel Musa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to get Nobel Prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mother Teresa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to swim across the English Channel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arati Saha<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bachendri Pal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to become Miss World<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miss Reita Faria<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest twice<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santhosh Yadhav<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to become Miss Universe<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Susmita Sen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indira Gandhi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to get Jnanpith Award<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashapurna Devi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to win WTA Title<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sania Mirza<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman Airline Pilot<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durga Banerjee<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to win Gold in Asian Games<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kamaljeet Sandhu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman President of INC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarojini Naidu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to Booker Prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arundhati Roy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MS Subbalakshmi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Indian Woman to go to space<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kalpana Chawla<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The firsts in any field are always looked up to for inspiration in India. They are the ones who truly set a path for the people &#8211; which others can follow. The firsts are the changemakers in society. They inspire the youth which is extremely important.<\/p>\n<p>The stress on \u201cfirst\u201d insignificant fields has always been an area of competition for people. But talented people take the place with ease and honesty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being First in India is responsible for setting the benchmark and idealistic platform for others to consider and follow. 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