FIRST PERSON IN INDIA

• FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDEPENDENT INDIA  = LORD LEWIS MOUNT-BATTEN
• FIRST INDIAN GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDEPENDENT INDIA= CHAKRAVARTI RAJGOPALACHARI 
• FIRST CHIEF OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES  = GENERAL K.M. CARRIAPPA
• FIRST FIELD MARSHALL = GENERAL S.H.F.J MANEKSHAW
• FIRST PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC INDIA = Dr. RAJENDRA PRASAD
• FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC INDIA=Dr. SARVAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN
• FIRST PRIME-MINISTER = Pt.JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU 
• FIRST NON-CONGRESS PRIME-MINISTER = ATAL BEHARI BAJPAI
• FIRST BRITISH GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL = WARREN-HASTINGS 
• FIRST SPACE TRAVELLER = S.LEADER-RAKESH SHARMA 
• FIRST I.C.S = SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE
• FIRST SWIMMER WHO CROSSED OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL BY SWIMMING  = MIHIR SEN 
• FIRST RAMAN-MAGSAYSAY AWARDED = ACHARYA VINOBA BHAVE
• FIRST NOBEL PRIZE WINNER =  RABINDRA NATH TAGORE 
• FIRST CHAIRMAN OF LOK SABHA = G.B. MAVLANKAR
• FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER = SUKUMAR SEN
• FIRST INDIAN CHAIRMAN IN INTERNATIONAL COURT = JUSTICE Dr.NAGENDRA SINGH
• FIRST PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL CONGRESS = VYOMESH CHAND BANERJEE
• FIRST FOREIGNER AWARDEE OF BHARAT RATNA = KHAN ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN
• FIRST LEADER OF THE INDIAN ANTARCTICA MISSION = Dr. SYED ZAHUV QUASIM
• FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT = JUSTICE HIRALAL J. KANIYA
• FIRST PERSON AWARDED WITH BHARAT RATNAS = Dr. SARVAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN, CHAKRAVARTI RAJAGOPALCHARI, SIR C.B. RAMAN
• FIRST POSTHUMOUSLY BHARAT RATNA AWARD = LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI
• FIRST PERSON AWARDED WITH BHARTIYA-GYAN-PEETH PURSKAR = G.SHANKAR KURUP (MALAYALAM-1965)
• FIRST SUCESSFUL SURGEON WHO TRANSPLANTED HEART = Dr. P. VENUGOPAL
• FIRST SUCESSFUL HEART TRANSPLANTED PERSON = DEVI RAM (1994)
• FIRST PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION = JUSTICE RANGNATH MISHRA
• FIRST HINDI LITERATURE PERSON-AWARDED BHARTIYA GYAN PEETH PURSKAR = SUMITRA NANDAN PANT (1968)
• FIRST INDIAN WHO WON THE WORLD BILLIARD AWARD = WILSON JANS
• FIRST PERSON DELIVERED THE LECTURE IN HINDI IN U.N.O. =  ATAL BEHARI BAJPAI (1977)
• FIRST INDIAN WHO WON THE GRAMMY AWARD = Pt. RAVI SHANKAR
• FIRST INDIAN MEMBER IN BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS = DADA BHAI NAOROJI (1892)
• FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS = SIR ASUTOSH MUKHERJEE
• FIRST MOUNTAINEER WHO SCALED MOUNT EVEREST 8 TIMES = SHERPA-AUGARITA
• FIRST WRITER WHO WAS AWARDED VYAS SAMMAN = RAMVILAS SHARMA
• FIRST INDIAN MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WORLD BANK = GAUTAM KAZI
• FIRST CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE COMMISSION = K.C. NIOGI
• FIRST INDIAN MEMBER OF AMERICAN CONGRESS = DELEEP SINGH
• FIRST MARSHAL OF INDIAN AIR FORCE = ARJUN SINGH
• FIRST SCIENTIST ELECTED FOR LOK SABHA = Dr. MEGHNAD SAHA
• FIRST SCIENTIST AWARDED GHANSHYAM DAS BIRLA AWARD = Prof. ASHISH DUTTA(1991)
• FIRST LITERATURE AWARDED MURTI DEVI PURSKAR = C.K. NAGRAJ RAO(1993)
• FIRST PERSON BECAME HIGH COMMISSION IN GREAT BRITAIN=  V.K. KRISHNA-MENON
• FIRST INDIAN AWARDED WITH THE LENIN PEACE PRIZE =  SAFUDDIN KICHLU(1952)
• FIRST INDIAN CONTESTED THE ELECTION FOR BRITISH PARLIAMENT = LAL MOHAN GHOSE
• FIRST INDIAN APPOINTED THE JUDGE OF HIGH COURT DURING BRITISH PERIOD = RAM PRASAD RAM
• FIRST INDIAN MEMBER OF VICEROY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL  = Sir. S.P. SINHA
• FIRST PLAYER AWARDED WITH PADAM BHUSAN = C.K. NAIDU
• FIRST INDIAN PLAYERS PLAYED DAVIS CUP = M. SALIM & S.M. JACOB(SINGLES) A.A. FAIYAZ & L.S. DARE(DOUBLES)(1921)
• FIRST INDIAN PLAYER WHO PLAYED THE TEST CRICKET = K.S. RANJEET SINGH(FROM ENGLAND)
• FIRST INDIAN BOWLER WHO MADE HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET =  HARBHAJAN SINGH
• FIRST INDIAN BATSMAN WHO MADE 300 RUNS IN TEST CRICKET  =             VIRENDRA SEHWAG
• FIRST INDIAN BATSMAN WHO MADE 200 RUNS IN ODI CRICKET =                SACHIN TENDULKAR
• FIRST INDIAN WHO INDIVIDUALLY WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN OLYMPIC GAMES = ABHINAV BINDRA