Who are the first men and women in different fields of India?

The first man of India

First Prime Minister of free India - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.

The first man to score a double century in a one-day international cricket match -  Sachin Tendulkar.

The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice -  Nawang Gombu.

First President of Indian Republic -  Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

First Indian Pilot -  J.R.D Tata.

First Indian to win Nobel Prize -  Rabindranath Tagore.

First President of Indian National Congress -  W.C Benerjee.

First Muslin President of Indian National Congress - Badruddin Tayyabji.

First Muslim President of  India - Zakir Hussain.

First British Governor-General of India - Lord William Bentick.

First British Viceroy of India - Lord canning.

First Governor-General of free India - Lord Mountbatten.

First and the last Indian Governor General of free India - C. Rajgopalachari.

First and who introduce Printing Press in India - James Hicky.

First Indian to join the I.C.S - Satendranath Tagore.

First Indian man in space - Rakesh Sharma.

First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing full term - Morarji Desai.

First Indian Commander-in-chief of India - General Cariappa.

First Chief of Army staff - Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji.

First Indian member of the Viceroy's executive council - S.P Sinha.

First Vice- President of India - Dr. Radhakrishnan.

First Chief Justice of Supreme Court - Justice Hiralal J. Kania.

First Education Minister - Abul Kalam Azad.

The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.

First Home Minister of India - Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

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

First Indian Naval Chief - Vice Admiral R.D. Katari.

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

First Judge of the International Court of Justice - Dr. Nagendra Singh.

The first person to receive Stalin Prize - Saifuddin Kitchlu.

The first person to receive Paramveer Chakra - Major  Somnath Sharma.

First Chinese traveler to visit India - Fahey.

The first person to reach Mount Everest without oxygen - Sherpa Anga Dorjee

First Indian to receive Nobel prize in Medicine - Hargovind Khurana.

First Chief election Commissioner - Susukumar Sen.

The first person to receive the Magsaysay award - Achary Vinobha Bhave.

First President of India who died in office - Dr.  Zakir Hussain.

First Speaker of the Lok Sabha - Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar.

First Prime Minister of India who did not face the parliament - Charan Singh.

The first person to receive the Gyanpath award - Sri Shankar Kurup.

First field Marshal of India - S.H.F Manekshaw.

First Indian to cross English channel - Mihir Sen.

First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics - C.V. Raman.

First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award - Dr. Radhakrishnan.

First President of Indian National Congress - W. C. Benerjee.

First batsman to score the three test century in three successive tests on debut - Mohd. Azharuddin.

First Indian to be appointed as the deputy director-general of programs (DDP) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) - Soumya Swaminathan.

First Defence minister of India - Baldev Singh.

First individual gold medal winner - Abhinav Bindra.

First Commander-in-Chief of free India - Kodandera Madappa Cariappa.

The first chairperson of Loksabha of India - Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

First Home Minister of India - Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

First Chief Justice of India - H.J Kania.

First  Indian to reach Antarctica - Lt. Ram Charan.

The first woman of India

First woman Speaker of  Lok Sabha - Meira Kumar.

First woman President of Indian National Congress - Annie Basant.

First woman President of India - Pratibha Patil.

First, I woman, Union Minister of India - Rajkumari Amrita Kaur.

First woman Prime Minister of India - Indira Gandhi.

First woman Chief Minister of State - such Kripalani.

First woman Governor of India - Sarojini Naidu.

India's first woman I.P.S officer - Kiran Bedi.

First woman judge of Supreme  Court - Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi.

The first woman to get Ashoka Chakra - Nirja Bhanot.

First woman musician to get Bharat Ratna - MS Subbalakshmi.

First woman Ambassador at UN - Vijyalakshmi Pandit.

First Indian woman to win Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy.

India's first woman who reached Antarctica - Mahel Musa.

First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress - Sarojini Naidu.

First Indian woman to go into space - Kalpana Chawla.

First Indian woman to get Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa.

First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel - Arati Saha.

First Indian woman to win Gold in Asian Games -  Kamaljeet Sandhu.

First Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest - Bachendri Pal.

First Indian woman to become Miss Universe - Sushmita Sen.

First Indian woman to become Miss world - Reita Faria.

First Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest twice - Santhosh Yadhav.

First Indian woman to get Bharat Ratna - Indira Gandhi.

First Indian woman to win Gold in Asian Games - Kamaljeet Sandhu.

First Indian woman to get Jnanpith award - Ashapurna Devi.

First Indian woman Airline  - Pilot Durga Banerjee.

First Indian woman to win WTA Title - Sania Mirza.

First Indian woman badminton player to win an Asian Games medal - Saina Nehwal.

First Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Gold medal - Navjot Kaur.

First Indian woman to win a medal in Asian Games - Santhi Soundarajan.

First Indian woman to win a medal at wrestling - Sakshi Malik.

The first woman to represent Indian at the summer Olympics - Nora Polley.

First Indian woman to win an Olympic Silver medal - P.V Sindhu.

First Indian to win International bronze medal in skiing - Aanchal Thakur.

The first woman in the Indian army was awarded the coveted 'sword of honor prize' - Divya Ajit Kumar.

First Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft without co-pilot - IAF officer Avani Chaturvedi.

First woman jawan in the army - Sappar Shanti Tigga.

We must get inspiration from all our country's personalities because inspiration comes in many forms and has many faces. Some personalities became great because of how they worked hard for their dreams despite their circumstances. 

Some leaders are truly inspirational and well-respected because of their habit of innovation, empowerment, hard work, honesty, influencing others, and ultimately changing the world.

Not only men but woman also plays a very vital role in every field of society. Here, we have so many examples in front of us, revealing that women are not lesser than men. Women are stronger than men. Education has been the key to delivering empowerment to women. 

Many Indian personalities worked very hard in sports and made our country proud. They have won so many National as well as International awards.

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