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1
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first Governor of Bengal (male)

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Lord Clive (1757-60)

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Last Governor of Bengal (Male)

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Warren Hastings (1772-74)

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First Governor General of Bengal (male)

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Warren Hastings (1774-85)

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First Governor General of India (male)

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Lord William Dentinck (1833 - 35)

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Last Governor General and First Viceroy of India(Male)

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Lord Canning (1856-62

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First President of Indian National Congress (male)

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W.C. Banerjee

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First and Last Indian Governor General of Independent India (male)

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C. Rajgopalachari (21.06.194B -25.01.1950)

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First Indian to pass ICS (male)

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Satyendra Nath Tagore (1863)

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First male Indian ICS Oficer

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Satyendra Nath Tagore (DOJ :1864)

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First Governer General of India (after independence and last British Governor General of India) (male)

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Lord Louis Mountbatten (15 aug, 1947 - 20 June 1948)

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First Inidan cosmonaut (to go into space)

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Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma

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First Temporary president of the constitutent assembly (male)

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Dr. Sachchida Nand Sinha

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First Commander-in - Chief of Free India (male)

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General K.M. Cariappa

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First indian Nobel Laureate (Male)

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Rabindra Nath Tagore

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First Indian Judge of the International Court of Justice

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Dr. Nagendra Singh

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First indian to get Bharat Ratna Award (male)

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Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

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First Field Marshal (Male)

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General S.F.J. Manekshaw

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18
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The President of Constitutent Assembly

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Dr. Rajendra Pradad

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First Indian to swim across the English Channel (male)

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Mihir Sen

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First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award (Male)

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G. Shankar Kurup

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First (Male ) muslim president of Indian Republic

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Dr. Zasir Hussain

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First (Male) Indian to win Palk - Strait Ocean Swimming Conest

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Baidyanath Nath

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First (male) Speaker of Lok Sabha

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G.V. Mavlankar (1952 - 57 )

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First (male) person to make Printing press popular in India

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James Hicky

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First (male) education Minsiter of Independent India

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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First male president of Indian Republic

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Dr. Rajendra Pradad

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First prime minister (Male) of independent

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Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

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First male Home Minister of Independent India

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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

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First male vice president of indipendent India

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Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

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30
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First Chief of air staff (Male)

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Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst

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First Indian Air Chief of India (Male)

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Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee

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First Chief of Army staff (male)

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General Maharaja Sri Rajendra Singh Ji Jadeja

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First Chief of Naval Staff of India (male)

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Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

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First CDS (Chief of Defence Staff) of India (Male)

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Gen. Bipin Rawat

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First person to get paramvir chakra (male)

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Major Somnath Sharma

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36
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First Indian scientist to get nobel prize (Male)

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C.V. Raman (Physics)

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First Scientist of Inidan Origin, to get Nobel Prize in the field of medical science (Male)

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Dr. Hargobind Khorana

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38
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First Chinese pilgrim to visit india (Male)

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Fa-hien

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First Scientist of Indian origin to win Nobel Prize in Physics

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Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

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First NSA (National Security Advisor) of India

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Bajesh Mishra

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41
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First Indian to win Stalin Award

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Saifuddin Kitchleve

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42
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First Indian to win Magsaysay Award

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Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1938)

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43
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hodia’s first minister to resign from Union Cabinet

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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (1950)

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44
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India’s first Election Commissioner

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Sukumar Sen

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45
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First Muslim President of Indian National Congress

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Badruddin Tayab Ji

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46
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First Chief Justice of India

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Justice Hiralal J. Kania

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47
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First Person to submit the proposal of Indian Independence in a Congress session

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Maulana Hasrat Mohani

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First Indian to climb Mt. Everest without Oxygen cylinder

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Sherpa Phu Dorji (Climbed on 9th May, 1984)

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49
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First foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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50
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First Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Economies

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Dr. Amartya Sen

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51
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First Indian Pilot

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J.R.D. Tata (1929)

52
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First Indian to reach Antarctica

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Lt. Ram Charan (1960)

53
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First Deputy Prime Minister of India

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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

54
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First Indian Prime Minister to resign from office

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Morarji Desai

55
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First President of India to die in office

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Dr. Zakir Hussain

56
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First Man to climb Mt. Everest twice

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Nawang Gombu Sherpa

57
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First Indian to reach the South Pole

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Col. J.K. Bajaj

58
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First American President to visit India

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Dwight David Eisenhower

59
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First British Prime Minister to visit India

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Harold Me Millan

60
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First Indian author to get Anderson Award

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Ruskin Bond

61
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First Indian to win World Billiards Trophy

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Wilson Jones

62
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First Indian Space Tourist

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Santhosh George Kulangara

63
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First Chief Justice of India (Born in Independent India)

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Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia (September 29, 1947)

64
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First Indian to win Golden Globe Award

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A.R. Rahman

65
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First Russian Prime Minister to visit India

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Nikolai A. Bulganin

66
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first individual Gold Medalist at Olympics

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Abhinav Bindra

67
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First Indian member of British Parliament

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Dadabhai Naoroji

68
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First Indian to win a medal at World Badminton Championship

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Prakash Padukone

69
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First Atomic Reactor

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Apsara (1956)

70
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First Atomic Submarine

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INS Chakra

71
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First submarine

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INS Kalvari

72
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First indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Ship

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INS Vikrant

73
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First Intermediate range Ballistic Missile

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Agni

74
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First indigenously developed ballistic missile [produced by the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP)] known as first Indian Missile

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Prithvi

75
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First Indian Prime Minister to loose an Election

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Indira Gandhi

76
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First Army Institute of Information Technology founded

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Hyderabad

77
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First Test Tube Baby of India

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Harsha Chawda

78
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First Post-Office opened in India

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Kolkata (1727)

79
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First Indian recipient of ‘Oscar Award”

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Bhanu Athaiya

80
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First Atomic Power station

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Tarapur

81
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First Asian Games

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New Delhi (1951)

82
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First Organised University

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Nalanda University

83
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First Doordarshan Centre

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New Delhi (1951)

84
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First Colour Television Broadcast

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15th august 1982

85
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First Silent Movie

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Raja Harishchandra, 1913 (Director and producer Dadasaheb Phalke)

86
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First Indian Talkie Talking or Sound Film

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Alam Ara, 1931 (Director-Ardeshir Iran

87
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First Technicolor Film

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Jhansi Ki Rani (Director-Sohrab Modi

88
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First 3D Film

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My dear Kuttichathan (Malayalam)

89
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First Sponsored TV Serial (Drama Series)/Soap Opera

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Hum Log (1984)

90
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First News paper

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Hicky’s Bengal Gazette (1779)

91
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The first Woman Employment Exchange Office

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Jaipur (Rajasthan)

92
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First high speed rural Broadband Network

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Idukki (Kerala)

93
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First Woman President

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Smt. Pratibha Patil

94
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First Woman Prime Minister

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Smt. Indira Gandhi

95
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First Woman Governor

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Sarojini Naidu

96
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First Woman ruler (on Delhi’s throne)

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Razia Sultan

97
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First Woman I.P.S. officer

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Kiran Bedi

98
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First Woman Chief Minister of a state

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Sucheta Kriplani (UP)

99
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First Woman Union Minister/First Union Health Minister

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Rajkumari Amrita Kaur

100
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First Woman President of INC

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Annie Besant

101
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First Woman Judge of the Suprime Court

A

Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

102
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First Woman to get Ashok Chakra

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Nirja Bhanot

103
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First Indian Woman Ambassador at United Nations

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Vijayalakshmi Pandit

104
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First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel

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Arati Saha (Gupta)

105
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First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize

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Mother Teresa (1979)

106
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First Indian Woman to climb the Mt. Everest

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Bachendri Pal

107
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First Indian Woman to become ‘Miss World’

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Miss Reita Faria

108
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First Indian Woman to climb the ‘Mt. Everest’ twice

A

Santosh Yadav

109
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First Indian Woman to become ‘Miss Universe’

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Sushmita Sen

110
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First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna

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Smt. Indira Gandhi

111
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First Woman to get Jnanpith Award

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Ashapurna Devi

112
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First Indian Woman to win WTA Title

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Sania Mirza

113
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First Indian Woman Pilot of Indian Airlines

A

Durba Banerjee

114
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First Indian Woman to fly an aircraft

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Sarla Thakral

115
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First Indian Woman to win a Gold in Asian Games

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Kamaljeet Sandhu

116
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First Indian Woman President of I. N. Congress

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Sarojini Naidu (1925)

117
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First Indian Woman to win the Booker Prize

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Arundhati Roy

118
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First Woman Musician to get ‘Bharat Ratna

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MS Subbulakshmi

119
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First Indian Woman to go into space

A

Kalpana Chawla

120
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First Female Speaker of Loksabha

A

Meira Kumar

121
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First Female Secretary General of India

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Shehlata Shrivastav

122
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First Female Deputy Chairperson of Rajyasabha

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Violet Alva

123
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First Female Member of Parliament

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Radhabai Subbarayan

124
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First Female Chairperson of UPSC

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Rose Millian Bathew

125
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First Female IAS Officer

A

Anna George

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