[www.keralites.net] Autographs of Firsts in India

Lord Mountbatten of Burma First British Governor-General of Independent India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.M. Cariappa, Field Marshal First Commander-in-Chief of Free India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rakesh Sharma, Sqn. Ldr. First Cosmonaut ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Manekshaw, Field Marshal First Field Marshal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajagopalachari C. First Indian Governor-General of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vinoba Bhave First Magsaysay Award Winner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rabindranath Tagore First Nobel Prize Winner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajendra Prasad, Dr. First President of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radhakrishnan S., Dr. First Vice President of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jawaharlal Nehru First Prime Minister of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel First Deputy Prime Minister of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Matthai, Dr. First Railway Minister of Republic of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swraj Paul First Indian to Head a British University ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bal Gangadhar Kher First Chief Minister of the Tri-Lingual Bombay Presidency ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subroto Mukerjee Air Marshal First Indian Chief of Air Staff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harbhajan Singh First Indian Bowler to get a hattrick in Test Cricket ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dadabhai Naoroji First Indian to be elected a Member of British Parliament ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prakash Padukone First Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Tournament ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vajpayee Atal Bihari First Prime Minister to win a popular entertainment award ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.S. Menon First Foreign Secretary of Independent India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indira Gandhi First Woman Prime Minister of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pratibha Devisingh Patil First Woman President of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sucheta Kriplani, Mrs. First Woman Chief Minister of a State ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarojini Naidu First Woman Governor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aruna Asaf Ali First Mayor of Delhi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijaya Lakshmi (Nehru) Pandit First Woman Ambassador from India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur First Woman Central Minister of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kiran Bedi First Woman IPS Officer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sushmita Sen First Indian Woman to win Miss Universe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mother Teresa First Indian Woman to win Nobel Prize ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakshmi N. Menon First Woman Foreign Minister of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bachendri Pal, Ms. First Indian Woman Climber of Mount Everest ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nargis First Woman Film Star to be a Member of Rajya Sabha ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.T. Usha First Indian Woman to reach the final of an Olympic event ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shashikala Kakodkar, Mrs. First Lady Chief Minister of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Latha Mangeshkar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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