GK

First Wax statue of a Living Indian Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud’s in 1939 First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India Fa-hien First Exclusive internet magazine Bharat Samachar First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe Indrani Rehman First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee, 1885 First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji First Judge in International Court of Justice Dr. Nagender Singh First Graduate in Medicine Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty India’s First University Nalanda University India’s First Open University Andhra Pradesh Open University India’s First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record maximum number of votes P.V.Narasimha Rao First Indian to reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan First British to Visit India Hawkins First Test tube baby of India Indira …

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First in Awards and Titles First Miss World Reita Faria in 1966 First Miss Universe Susmita Sen in 1994 First Booker Prize Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997 First Bharat Ratna Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954 First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Ghaffar First Person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu First Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan First Person to receive Jnapith Award Shri Shankar Kurup First Dadasaheb Phalke Award Devika Rani in 1969 First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) D.K. Jatar, captain of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for “most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice.” First Magsaysay Award Vinoba Bhave First Winner of a major literary award in the United States Dhan …

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First in Awards and Titles First Miss World Reita Faria in 1966 First Miss Universe Susmita Sen in 1994 First Booker Prize Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997 First Bharat Ratna Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954 First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Ghaffar First Person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu First Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan First Person to receive Jnapith Award Shri Shankar Kurup First Dadasaheb Phalke Award Devika Rani in 1969 First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) D.K. Jatar, captain of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for “most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice.” First Magsaysay Award Vinoba Bhave First Winner of a major literary award in the United States Dhan …

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