1. MIHIR SEN was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel.
2. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was Sukumar SEN.
3. Bachendri PAL was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.
4. Vijayalakshmi PANDIT was the first woman minister of India.
5. kiran bedi is India’sfirst woman IPS officer.
6. kapil dev Nikhanj, the Indian cricket captain under whom India first won the World Cup.
7. Satyajit ray was the first Indian to be honoured with lifetime achievement Oscar Award.
8. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of UP.
9. Gulzarilal Nanda was the first acting PM of India.
10. The first Indian to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket was Sunil Gavaskar.
11. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go into space.
12. General Carippa was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff.
13. Nagendra Singh was the first Indian to become president of the International Court of Justice.
14. First Speaker of Lok Sabha was – Vasudeo Mavlankar.
15. J. KaNia was the first Chief Justice of India.
