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

List of First in India: 75 Achievements of India

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.

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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.

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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 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

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