India has achieved many milestones in history. From the first President to the largest state, these facts are important for competitive exams and general knowledge.
🏛 Politics & Governance
Category
Name
First Governor-General of Independent India
Lord Mountbatten
First Indian Governor-General
C. Rajagopalachari
First President of India
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Vice President
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
First Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Woman Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
First Woman President
Pratibha Patil
First Chief Justice of India
H. J. Kania
First Lok Sabha Speaker
G.V. Mavalankar
🥇 Awards & Achievements
Category
Name
First Nobel Prize Winner
Rabindranath Tagore
First Bharat Ratna Awardee
C. Rajagopalachari
First Indian in Space
Rakesh Sharma
First Indian to win Oscar
Bhanu Athaiya
First Indian to win Olympic Gold (Individual)
Abhinav Bindra
🚀 Science & Technology
Category
Name
First Satellite
Aryabhata
First Nuclear Reactor
Apsara
First Nuclear Test
Pokhran (1974)
First Supercomputer
PARAM 8000
First Metro Rail
Kolkata Metro
Rakesh Sharma – First Indian in Space (to reach The Moon)
