India on Sunday celebrated its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, with the usual pride to mark its freedom from British rule. The Indian Independence movement began during World War I and was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. On August 15, 1947, India got its freedom, ending an almost 200-year British rule. The list of First in India includes about every event that happened first in India. India will observe the 75th Independence Day and in this article, we have included a list of the First in India, after 75 years of Independence which include 75 historic events and achievements of India that happened first. On the occasion of celebrating 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate 75 years of Independence.
List of First in India to know for everyone
In 75 years of Independence, India has developed into an advanced country. Several events happened for the first time in India and marked its significance. Such significant and memorable events that took place in India set several milestones in 75 years of independence. The table below will give you an overview of the events that happened First in India in different sectors like politics, education, entertainment, sports, etc.
First in India: Government, Politics, and Defence
| S.No. | First in India | Name |
| 1. | First President of India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 2. | First Prime Minister of India | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3. | First Governor-General of India | Lord William Bentinck |
| 4. | First Vice-President of India | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 5. | First Female President of India | Pratibha Patil |
| 6. | First Female Prime Minister of India | Indira Gandhi |
| 7. | First Chief Election Commissioner of India | Sukumar Sen |
| 8. | First Viceroy of India | Lord Canning |
| 9. | First Home Minister of India | Sardar Vallabhai Patel |
| 10. | First Chief Justice of India | H.J Kania |
| 11. | First Female Chief Justice of India | Leila Seth |
| 12. | First Education Minister of India | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| 13. | First Dalit President of India | K.R. Narayana |
| 14. | First Transgender Mayer of India | Madhu Bai Kinnar |
| 15. | First Muslim President of India | Zakir Hussian |
| 16. | First Female Governor of India | Sarojini Naidu |
| 17. | First Finance Minister of India | R.K. Shanmukham Chetty |
| 18. | First woman Chief Minister of a State | Sucheta kripalani |
| 19. | First NHRC of India | Ranganath Misra |
| 20. | First Cabinet Secretary of India | N.P.Pillai |
| 21. | First Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| 22. | First women Minister of External Affairs | Sushma Swaraj |
| 23. | First Speaker of Lok Sabha | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar |
| 24. | First President of Indian National Congress | W.C. Banerjee |
| 25. | First Foreign Secretary of India | K.P.S Menon |
| First in India: Sports and Awards | ||
| 26. | First Indian to receive Gold Medal at Olympics | Abhinav Bindra |
| 27. | First Team Medal at Olympic | Field Hockey, Gold Medal |
| 28. | First woman to win Gold in Olympics | Karnam Malleswari |
| 29. | First woman to win Silver in Olympics | P.V. Sindhu |
| 30. | First woman to win a medal in wrestling | Sakshi Malik |
| 31. | First Badminton Player to win a medal at Olympics | Saina Nehwal |
| 32. | First Chess Grandmaster of India | Viswanathan Anand |
| 33. | First Woman to be awarded the Padma Shri | Arati Saha |
| 34. | First Win in Cricket World Cup for India | 1983 |
| 35. | First Paralympics Medal | Murlikant Petkar, Gold, Swimming, 1974 |
| 36. | First Indian Nobel Laureate | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 37. | First Bharat Ratna Award | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| 38. | First Scientist to get Nobel Prize | C.V. Raman |
| 39. | First woman to get Bharat Ratna Award | Indira Gandhi |
| 40. | First Indian to get Ashok Chakra | Rakesh Sharma (Astronaut) |
| 41. | First woman to get Ashok Chakra | Nirja Bhanot |
| 42. | First Indian to get Jnanpith Award | G. Shankar Kurup |
| 43. | First Transgender to get Padma Shri | Narthaki Nataraj |
| 44. | First Sportsperson to get Padma Shri | Balbir Singh Dosanjh |
| 45. | First Indian to receive Paramvir Chakra | Major Somnath Sharma |
| 46. | First Indian to receive Oscar award | Bhanu Athaiya |
| 47. | First Indian to receive Magsaysay Award | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| 48. | First Indian to receive Stalin Prize | Saifuddin Kitchlu |
| 49. | First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine | Hargovind Khurana |
| 50. | First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics | Amartya Sen |
| First in India: Science, Entertainment and Miscellaneous | ||
| 51. | First Satellite Launched by India | Aryabhata |
| 52. | First Computer developed in India | TIFRAC |
| 53. | First Newspaper in India | The Bengal Gazette, 1780 |
| 54. | First Indian to be in Space | Rakesh Sharma |
| 55. | First Female Doctor in India | Rukhmabai Bhimrao Raut |
| 56. | First moon mission of India | Chandrayan-1 (2008-2009) |
| 57. | First Indian to develop an Airplane | Shivkar Bapuji Talpade |
| 58. | First Nuclear Plant in India | Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 |
| 59. | First silent movie in India | Raja Harishchandra |
| 60. | First female mining engineer in India | Chandrani Prasad Verma |
| 61. | First female entrepreneur in India | Kalpana Saroj |
| 62. | First IAS officer of India | Satyendranath Tagore |
| 63. | First successful nuclear test in India | Operation Smiling Buddha, 18th May 1974 |
| 64. | First General Election in India | 1951-1952 |
| 65. | First woman IPS officer in India | Kiran Bedi |
| 66. | First Hindi newspaper in India | Udant Martand (30 May 1826) |
| 67. | First woman to climb Mount Everest | Bachhendri Pal |
| 68. | First Asian Games in India | New Delhi, 1951 |
| 69. | First Nuclear Reactor in India | Apsara |
| 70. | First successfully indigenous launch vehicle | SLV-3 |
| 71. | First Temple constructed from a single rock | Kailasa Temple at Ellora |
| 72. | First Dam in India | Kallanai Dam |
| 73. | First Space Shuttle launched in India | RLV-TD, 2016 |
| 74. | First Indian Pilot in India | J.R.D. Tata |
| 75. | First woman to go to space from India | Kalpana Chawla |
