First in India (Men) The first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debutMohd. Azharuddin The first batsman to score double century in One Day International cricket matchSachin Tendulkar The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twiceNawang Gombu The first President of Indian RepublicDr. Rajendra Prasad The first Prime Minister of free IndiaPt. Jawaharlal Nehru The first Indian to win Nobel PrizeRabindranath Tagore The first president of Indian National CongressW.C. Banerjee The first Muslim President of Indian National CongressBadruddin Tayyabji The first Muslim President of IndiaDr. Zakir Hussain The first British Governor General of IndiaLord William Bentinck The first British Viceroy of IndiaLord Canning The first Governor General of free IndiaLord Mountbatten The first and the last Indian Governer General of free IndiaC. Rajgopalachari The first man who introduce printing press in IndiaJames Hicky The first Indian to join the I.C.S.Satendranath Tagore The first Indian man in spaceRakesh Sharma The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full termMorarji Desai The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of IndiaGeneral Cariappa The first Cheif of Army StaffGen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji The first Indian member of the Viceroy's executive councilS.P. Sinha The first President of India who died while in officeDr. Zakir Hussain The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the ParliamentCharan Singh The first Field Marshal of IndiaS.H.F. Manekshaw The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in PhysicsC.V. Raman The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna awardDr. Radhakrishnan The first Indian to cross English ChannelMihir Sen The first person to receive Gyanpith awardSri Shankar Kurup The first Speaker of the Lok SabhaGanesh Vasudev Mavalankar The first Vice-President of IndiaDr. Radhakrishnan The first Education MinisterAbul Kalam Azad The first Home Minister of IndiaSardar Vallabha Bhai Patel The first Indian Air Chief MarshalS. Mukharji The first Indian Naval ChiefVice Admiral R.D. Katari The first judge of International Court of JusticeDr. Nagendra Singh The first person to receive Paramveer ChakraMajor Somnath Sharma The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygenSherpa Anga Dorjee The first Chief Election CommissionerSukumar Sen The first person to receive Magsaysay AwardAchrya Vinoba Bhave The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in MedicineHargovind Khurana The first Chinese traveller to visit IndiaFahein The first person to receive Stalin PrizeSaifuddin Kitchlu The first person to resign from the central cabinateShyama Prasad Mukharji The first foreigner to receive Bharat RatnaKhan Abdul Gaffar Khan The first person to receive Nobel Prize in EconomicsAmartya Sen The first Chief Justice of Supreme CourtJustice Hiralal J. Kania