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List of First in India in 75 Years of Independence of India

List of First in India in 75 Years of Independence of India

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 IndiaName
1.First President of IndiaDr. Rajendra Prasad
2.First Prime Minister of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru
3.First Governor-General of IndiaLord William Bentinck
4.First Vice-President of IndiaSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
5.First Female President of IndiaPratibha Patil
6.First Female Prime Minister of IndiaIndira Gandhi
7.First Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaSukumar Sen
8.First Viceroy of IndiaLord Canning
9.First Home Minister of IndiaSardar Vallabhai Patel
10.First Chief Justice of IndiaH.J Kania
11.First Female Chief Justice of IndiaLeila Seth
12.First Education Minister of IndiaMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
13.First Dalit President of IndiaK.R. Narayana
14.First Transgender Mayer of IndiaMadhu Bai Kinnar
15.First Muslim President of IndiaZakir Hussian
16.First Female Governor of IndiaSarojini Naidu
17.First Finance Minister of IndiaR.K. Shanmukham Chetty
18.First woman Chief Minister of a StateSucheta kripalani
19.First NHRC of IndiaRanganath Misra
20.First Cabinet Secretary of IndiaN.P.Pillai
21.First Minister of Information and BroadcastingSadar Vallabhbhai Patel
22.First women Minister of External AffairsSushma Swaraj
23.First Speaker of Lok SabhaGanesh Vasudev Mavalankar
24.First President of Indian National CongressW.C. Banerjee
25.First Foreign Secretary of IndiaK.P.S Menon
First in India: Sports and Awards
26.First Indian to receive Gold Medal at OlympicsAbhinav Bindra
27.First Team Medal at OlympicField Hockey, Gold Medal
28.First woman to win Gold in OlympicsKarnam Malleswari
29.First woman to win Silver in OlympicsP.V. Sindhu
30.First woman to win a medal in wrestlingSakshi Malik
31.First Badminton Player to win a medal at OlympicsSaina Nehwal
32.First Chess Grandmaster of IndiaViswanathan Anand
33.First Woman to be awarded the Padma ShriArati Saha
34.First Win in Cricket World Cup for India1983
35.First Paralympics MedalMurlikant Petkar, Gold, Swimming, 1974
36.First Indian Nobel LaureateRabindranath Tagore
37.First Bharat Ratna AwardDr. S. Radhakrishnan
38.First Scientist to get Nobel PrizeC.V. Raman
39.First woman to get Bharat Ratna AwardIndira Gandhi
40.First Indian to get Ashok ChakraRakesh Sharma (Astronaut)
41.First woman to get Ashok ChakraNirja Bhanot
42.First Indian to get Jnanpith AwardG. Shankar Kurup
43.First Transgender to get Padma ShriNarthaki Nataraj
44.First Sportsperson to get Padma ShriBalbir Singh Dosanjh
45.First Indian to receive Paramvir ChakraMajor Somnath Sharma
46.First Indian to receive Oscar awardBhanu Athaiya
47.First Indian to receive Magsaysay AwardAcharya Vinoba Bhave
48.First Indian to receive Stalin PrizeSaifuddin Kitchlu
49.First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in MedicineHargovind Khurana
50.First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in EconomicsAmartya Sen
First in India: Science, Entertainment and Miscellaneous 
51.First Satellite Launched by IndiaAryabhata
52.First Computer developed in IndiaTIFRAC
53.First Newspaper in IndiaThe Bengal Gazette, 1780
54.First Indian to be in SpaceRakesh Sharma
55.First Female Doctor in IndiaRukhmabai Bhimrao Raut
56.First moon mission of IndiaChandrayan-1 (2008-2009)
57.First Indian to develop an AirplaneShivkar Bapuji Talpade
58.First Nuclear Plant in IndiaTarapur Atomic Power Plant-1
59.First silent movie in IndiaRaja Harishchandra
60.First female mining engineer in IndiaChandrani Prasad Verma
61.First female entrepreneur in IndiaKalpana Saroj
62.First IAS officer of IndiaSatyendranath Tagore
63.First successful nuclear test in IndiaOperation Smiling Buddha, 18th May 1974
64.First General Election in India1951-1952
65.First woman IPS officer in IndiaKiran Bedi
66.First Hindi newspaper in IndiaUdant Martand (30 May 1826)
67.First woman to climb Mount EverestBachhendri Pal
68.First Asian Games in IndiaNew Delhi, 1951
69.First Nuclear Reactor in IndiaApsara
70.First successfully indigenous launch vehicleSLV-3
71.First Temple constructed from a single rockKailasa Temple at Ellora
72.First Dam in IndiaKallanai Dam
73.First Space Shuttle launched in IndiaRLV-TD, 2016
74.First Indian Pilot in IndiaJ.R.D. Tata
75.First woman to go to space from IndiaKalpana Chawla
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