List of firsts

01.First women prime minister in world – Sirimavo Bandaranaike(Sri Lanka)
02.First woman prime minister in Muslim nations – Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
03.First President of Indian republic – DR. Rajendra Prasad.
04.First Vice President of India – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
05.First Prime minister of India – Nehru
06.First Home minister of India – Sardar vallabhai patel
07.First railway minister of India(After independence) - John Metai.
08.First woman Chief minister in India – Sucheta Kripalani(UP)
09.First Leader of opposition in India – Y B Chavan (Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan)
10. First speaker of lok Sabha – Ganesh vasudev Mavalankar.
11.Nobel prize

• First Indian to receive Nobel prize – Rabindranath Tagore 
• First woman to receive Nobel prize - Mother Teresa. 

12.First Indian to receive Ramon Magsaysay award – Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
13.First person in space – Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
14.First Indian in space – Rakesh sharma
15.First space tourist – Dennis Tito.
16.First Indian commander chief – Gen. Karigappa
17.First Indian Air chief marshal -
18.First chief election commissioner of India – Sukumar Sen.
19.Bharat ratna

• First Indian to receive Bharat ratna – C RajaGopalaChari
• First women to receive Bharat ratna – Indira Gandhi.
• First foreigner to receive Bharat ratna – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

20.First Cheif Justice of India is Justice H.J Kania
21.First female Judge in supreme court is Justice Fathima beevi(First Muslim also)
22.First female Judge in India, in High court is Anna Chandy (Kerala High Court)
23.First woman to become miss world Reita Faria.
24.First person to win dada saheb Phalke award – Devika Rai.
25.First woman governor of India – Sarojini Naidu
26.First woman prime minister of India – Indira Gandhi.
27.First woman president in UN General Assembly – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
28.First Indian Satellite – Aryabhatta
29.First Indian Woman in space – Kalpana Chawla
30.First Indian woman to win the Gold medal in Asian games – Kamaljit sandhu(400m Race)
31.First Atomic explosion in India is carried out in state – Rajasthan
32.Doctors

•  First woman Doctor in world – Elizabeth Blackwell
• First Indian woman Doctor Anandi Gopal Joshi, Kadambini Ganguly

33.First Dalit (Only) president of India "Kocheril Raman Narayanan".
34.First Hindi Newspaper in India "Udant Martand".