“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

First in India: Male Personalities

1. The First President of the Indian Republic
– Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. The First Prime Minister of Free India
– Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

3. The First Indian To Win Nobel Prize
– Rabindranath Tagore

4. The First President of the Indian National Congress
– W. C. Banerjee

5. The First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress
– Badruddin Tayyabji

6. The First Muslim President of India
– Dr. Zakir Hussain

7. The First British Governor General of India
– Lord William Bentinck

8. The First British Viceroy of India
– Lord Canning

9. The First Governor-General of Free India
– Lord Mountbatten

10. The First And The Last Indian To Be Governor General Of Free India
– C. Rajagopalachari

11. The First Man Who Introduced Printing Press In Free India
– James Hicky

12. The First Indian To Join I.C.S.
– Satyendra Nath Tagore

13. India’s First Man In Space
– Rakesh Sharma

14. The First Prime Minister In India Who Resigned Without Completing The Full Term
– Morarji Desai

15. The First Indian Commander-in-Chief Of India
– General Cariappa

16. The First Chief Of The Army Staff
– Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singh Ji

17. The First Indian Member Of The Viceroy’s Executive Council
– S. P. Sinha

18. The First President Of India Who Died While In Office
– Dr. Zakir Hussain

19. The First Prime Minister Of India Who Did Not Face The Parliament
– Charan Singh

20. The First Field Marshal Of India
– S. H. F. Manekshaw

21. The First Indian To Get Nobel Price In Physics
– C. V. Raman

22. The First Indian To Recieve Bharat Ratna Award
– Dr. Radhakrishnan

23. The First Indian To Cross English Channel
– Mihir Sen

24. The First Indian To Receive Jnanpith Award
– Sri Shankar Kurup

25. The First Speaker Of The Lok Sabha
– Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar

26. The first Vice-President of India
– Dr. Radhakrishnan

27. The first Education Minister
– Abul Kalam Azad

28. The first Home Minister of India
– Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

29. The first Indian Air Chief Marshal
– S. Mukherjee

30. The first Indian Naval Chief
– Vice Admiral R. D. Katari

31. The first judge of the International Court of Justice
– Dr. Nagendra Singh

32. The first person to receive Paramveer Chakra
– Major Somnath Sharma

33. The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen
– Sherpa Phu Dorjee

34. The first Chief Election Commissioner
– Sukumar Sen

35. The first person to receive Magsaysay Award
– Acharya Vinoba Bhave

36. The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine
– Hargovind Khurana

37. The first Chinese traveler to visit India
– Fahein

38. The first person to receive Stalin Prize
– Saifuddin Kitchlu

39. The first person to resign from the central cabinet
– Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

40. The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna
– Khan Abdul Ghaftar Khan

41. The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics
– Amartya Sen

42. The first Chief Justice of Supreme CourtJustice
– Hiralal J. Kania

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