First in India (Male) - Static GK

 First in India (Male) - 

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List of First in India: This section will represent the updated list of first men in India in various fields.

The list of First in India ( Male Personalities):

Activities	Personalities
First President of India	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Vice President of India	Dr. S Radhakrishnan
First Governor of Bengal	Lord Clive
First Governor-General of Bengal	Warren Hastings
First Governor-General of India	Lord William Bentinck
First Viceroy of India	Lord Canning
First President of Indian National Congress	W. C. Banerjee
First Muslim President of Indian National Congress	Badruddin Tayab Ji
First Governor-General of Independent India	Lord Louis Mountbatten
First Indian Governor-General of Independent India	C. Rajagopalachari
First Indian to pass ICS Exam	Satyendra Nath Tagore
First Indian Cosmonaut (to go into space)	Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
First Commander-in-Chief of Free India	General K. M. Cariappa
First Indian Noble Laureate	Rabindra Nath Tagore
First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice	Dr. Nagendra Nath
First Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award	C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman
First Indian to swim across the English Channel	Mihir Sen
First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award	G. Shankar Kurup
First Muslim President of India	Dr. Zakir Hussain
First Speaker of Lok sabha	G. V. Mavlankar
First Prime Minister of Independent India	Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
First Home Minister of Independent India	Sardar Vallabh Bhai Pate
First Education Minister of Independent India	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
First Chief of Air Staff	Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
First Indian Air Chief	S. Mukherjee
First Chief of Army Staff General	M. Rajendra Singh
First Chief of Naval Staff of India	Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
First-person to get Paramvir Chakra	Major Somnath Sharma
First Indian Scientist to get Nobel prize	C. V. Raman
First Chinese pilgrim to visit India	Fa – Hien
First Indian to win Magsaysay Award	Acharya Vinoba Bhave
First Minister to resign from Indian Union Cabinet	Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
First British to visit India	John Mildenhall
First Chief Justice of India	Hiralal J Kania
First Election Commissioner of India	Sukumar Sen
First Test Tube Baby of India	Indira Baby Harsha

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