Firsts in India (Male)
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Sl. No.
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Post/Desig./Category
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Name of Person
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1.
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Governor of Bengal
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Lord Clive
|
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2.
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Governor General of Bengal
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Warren Hastings
|
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3.
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Governor General of India
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Lord William Bentic
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4.
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President of Indian national Congress
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W.C.Banerjee
|
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5.
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Indian Governor General of Independent
India
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C. Rajgopalachari
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6.
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Indian to pass ICS
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Surendra Nath Banerjee
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7.
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Indian I.C.S. Officer
|
Satyendra Nath Tagore
|
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8.
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Governor General of India
(after Independence)
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
|
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9.
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Indian Cosmonaut
(to go into space)
|
Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
|
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10.
|
Temporary President of the Constituent
Assembly
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Dr. Sachchida Nand Sinha
|
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11.
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Commander in chief of Free India
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General K.M. Cariappa
|
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12.
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Indian Nobel Laureate
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Rabindra Nath Tagore
|
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13.
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Indian Judge of the International Court
of Justice
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Dr. Nagendra Singh
|
|
14.
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Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award
|
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
|
|
15.
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Field Marshal
|
General S.F.J. Manekshaw
|
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16.
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President of Constituent Assembly
|
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
|
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17.
|
Indian to swim across the English Channel
|
Mihir Sen
|
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18.
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Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award
|
G.Shankar Kurup
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19.
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Muslim President of Indian Republic
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Dr. Zakir Hussain
|
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20.
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Indian to win Palk-Strait Ocean Swimming
Contest
|
Baidyanath Nath
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