Introduction
The article First Indians presents the list of Indians who were the first ever in the respective fields including Innovation, Invention, Discovery, Exploration, Awards, Research etc. among others. The article ‘First Indians’ has been a crucial topic in the Static GK section of various competitive examinations in India like IIFT, Bank-PO, Staff Selection Commission exams, etc.
First
Individuals who accomplish an achievement for the first time set a benchmark and inspiration for others to follow and as such make the whole mankind extremely proud. Since these individuals achieve what had not been previously achieved by anyone before them, it is essential and an honor to learn about their achievements.
First Indians - Achievers in various fields.
| Person/Place/others | Event |
|---|---|
| Abdul Kalam Azad | First Education Minister |
| Acharya Vinoba Bhave | First person to receive Magsaysay Award |
| Amartya Sen | First person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics |
| Anna Chandy | First woman Judge |
| Ashapurna Devi | First woman to receive Jnanpith Award |
| Arati Saha | First woman to cross English Channel |
| Aruna Sethi | First women head of Indian Cost Accounting |
| Andhra Pradesh Open University | India's First Open University |
| Andhra Pradesh | First Smart Police |
| Abhinav Bindra | First Indian who individually won the Gold medal in Olympic games |
| Badruddin Tyabji | First Muslim President of Indian National Congress |
| Bachendri Pal | First woman to climb Mount Everest |
| Bharat Samachar | First Exclusive internet magazine |
| Bhopal | First privately-run railway station |
| Bhanu Athaiya | First Indian recipient of Oscar Award |
| C. Rajagopalachari | First and the last Indian to be Governor General |
| Charan Singh | First Prime Minister of India who did not face |
| C.V.Raman | First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Cornelia Sorabji | First woman Lawyer |
| Col. J K Bajaj | First Indian who reached south pole |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | First President of Indian Republic |
| Dr. Zakir Hussain | First Muslim President of India |
| First President of India who died while in office | |
| Dr. Radhakrishnan | First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award |
| First Vice-President of India | |
| Dr. Nagendra Singh | First Judge of International Court of Justice |
| Durba Banerjee | First woman Airline Pilot |
| Fahien | First Chinese traveller to visit India |
| General Cariappa | First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India |
| General. Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji | First Chief of Army Staff |
| Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar | First Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| Goa | First state to send postal ballots via electronic mode |
| GNFC township | First cashless Township |
| Gujarat | First state to establishes cashless system for PDS |
| Har Gobind Khorana | First person of Indian origin to receive Nobel |
| Harita Kaur Dayal | First woman pilot in Indian Air Force |
| Hawkins | First British to Visit India |
| Habbi, J & K | First smart tribal village |
| I.N.S Chakra | First Atomic Submarine of India |
| Indrani Rahman | First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe |
| Indira (Baby Harsha) | First Test tube baby of India |
| INS Sarvekshak | First ship to go green |
| I.N.S. Vikrant | First Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship |
| James Hicky | First man who introduced printing press in India |
| Justice Hiralal J. Kania | First Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| J.R.D. Tata (1929) | First Indian Pilot |
| Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | First foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna |
| Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi | First woman Graduates |
| Kamini Roy (1886) | First woman Honours Graduate |
| Karnam Malleswari (2000) | First woman Olympic medal Winner |
| Kamaljit Sandhu | First woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner |
| Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya | First woman Director General of Police |
| Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi | First woman Judge in Supreme Court of India |
| Kolkata (1727) | First Post Office Opened in India |
| Karang, Manipur | First cashless island |
| Lord William Bentinck | First British Governor General of India |
| Lord Warren Hasting | First British Governor General of Bengal |
| Lord Canning | First British Viceroy of India |
| Lord Mountbatten | First Governor General of free India |
| Lt. Ram Charan | First Indian to reach Antarctica |
| Morarji Desai | First Prime Minister of India who resigned |
| Mihir Sen | First Indian to cross English Channel |
| Major Somnath Sharma | First person to get Param Vir Chakra |
| Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi | First woman judge in Supreme Court |
| Miss C.B. Muthamma | First woman Ambassador |
| Mrs Sarojini Naidu | First woman Governor of a state in free India |
| Mrs Indira Gandhi | First woman Prime Minister |
| First woman to receive Bharat Ratna | |
| Mrs Annie Besant | First woman President of Indian National |
| Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit | First woman President of United Nations General |
| Mrs Sucheta Kripalani | First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State |
| Mrs Leila Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court) | First woman Cheif Justice of High Court |
| Mrs. Kiran Bedi | First woman IPS officer |
| Mother Teresa | First woman to receive Nobel Prize |
| Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud's in 1939 | First Wax statue of a Living Indian |
| Maharashtra | First 24×7 helpline for forests |
| Manipur | First floating elementary school |
| Neerja Bhanot | First woman to receive Ashoka Chakra |
| Nalanda University | India's First University |
| Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru | First Prime Minister of free India |
| Puneeta Arora | First woman Lieutenant General |
| P. Bandopadhyaya | First woman Air Vice Marshal |
| P.V.Narasimha Rao | India's First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a |
| Pune Doctors | First uterus transplant |
| Prithvi | First Indian Missile |
| Ruskin Bond | First Indian Author to get the Anderson Award |
| Rabindranath Tagore | First Indian to win Nobel Prize |
| Rakesh Sharma | India’s first man in Space |
| Reita Faria | First lady to become Miss World |
| Rajkumari Amrit Kaur | First woman Minister in a Government |
| Roze Millian Bethew | First woman Chairman of Union Public Service |
| Razia Sultan | First and last Muslim woman ruler of India |
| Satyendra Nath Tagore | first Indian to join the I.C.S |
| S.P.Sinha | First Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive |
| S.H.F. Manekshaw | First Field Marshal of India |
| Sri Sankara Kurup | First Person to receive Jnanpith award |
| Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel | First Home minister of India |
| S. Mukherjee | First Indian Air Chief Marshal |
| Sherpa Ang Dorje | First person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen |
| Sukumar Sen | First Chief Election Commissioner |
| Saifuddin Kitchlu | First person to receive Stalin Prize |
| Shyama Prasad Mukherjee | First person to resign from the Central Cabinet |
| Shanno Devi | First woman Speaker of a State Assembly |
| Santosh Yadav | First woman to climb Mount Everest twice |
| Sushma Chawla | First woman chairperson of Indian Airlines |
| Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty | First Graduate in Medicine |
| Santosh George | First Space Tourist of India |
| Smt. Pratibha Patil | India's first woman president |
| Sania Mirza | First woman of India to win WTA title |
| Sushmita Sen | First woman of India to won Miss Universe title |
| Tenzing Norgay | First Indian man to climb mount Everest |
| Tarapur | India's First nuclear centre |
| Vice Admiral R.D. Katari | First Indian Naval Chief |
| Vijendra Kumar | First Indian who won the Bronze medel in Boxing in Olympic games |
| W.C. Banerjee | First President of Indian National Congress |
| Wilson Jones | First Indian who won Billiards Trophy |