First Indian in Various Fields - Record List

First Indian in Various Field – Record List - 3

Politics and Government:

First Bengali to become President of India – Pranab Mukarji (2012 July 25).
First Indian Finance Minister to present the budget 6 times in the row – Manmohan Singh (1991-91916).
First Indian to become PM after having been the Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha – Atal Behari Vajpayee (1996 May 16).
First Indian origin woman to become the Governer of State in USA – Nikki Haley, South Carolina (2011).
First woman Chief Minister of West Bengal – Mamta Benarji, Trinamool Congress (2011).
First woman speaker of Lok Sabha in India – Meira Kumar (2009).
First Indian PM to be voted out of office – Indirs Gandhi (1977).
First Non-congress Government in India – Janata Party Government with Morarji Desai as Prime Minister (1977-1979).
1^st woman ruler of India – Razia Suthana. She is the first woman ruler in south Asia (1236).
First woman minister in India Vijalakshmi Pandit, Uttra Pradesh (1937).
First woman foreign secretary of India – Chokila Iyar (2001).
First woman Air Marshal in India – Padma Bandobadhyaya (2002).
First woman Director General of Police (DGP) in India – Kanchan Bhattacharya, Uttaranchal (2004).
First woman Union Minister in India – Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, Cabinet Minister, Health Portfolio (1947).
First woman Prime Minister in India – Indira Gandhi (1966).
First woman to become president of United Nation General Assembly – Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953).
First woman President of Indian National Congresss party – Annie Besant (19170.
First woman Chief Minister of State in India – Sucheta Kripalani, Uttar Pardesh (1963-67).
First woman Governor of State in India – Sarojini Naidu, United provinces (UP) (1947-49).
First Indian Ambassador – Vijalakshmi Pandit, USSR (1947-49).

First in Film:

First film screened in India – French cameraman Marius Sestier screened the first motion picture at Bombay’s Watson’s Hotel. The entry fee was one rupee per person (1896 July 07).
First indigenous full length future film produced by an Indian – Raja Harish Chandra, by Dadasheb Phalke. It was released at Coronation Cinematograph, Bombay (1913 May 03).
First fully indigenous color movie Kisan Kaya, by Moti B Gidwani. It was made in India by using indigenously developed color technics (1937).
First woman cinematographer to win national film award – Anjali Shukla, Camerawoman of the film Kutty Srank by Shaji.N.Karun (2010 Sep).
First cinematographer to win the Dadasaheb Phalke award – V.K.Murthy, Mysore (2010 Jan).
First 70mm animation film in India – Lava Kusa the warrior Twins (2010).
First Indian to win an Oscar in Technical Category – Resul Pookuty, Sound mixing (2009 Feb).
First Indian Lyricist to win an Oscar – Gulzar (2009 Feb).
First India to win Dada Sahep Paalke award – Devika Rani (1970).
1^st Indian ‘’Oscar winner’’ – Baanu Aathaiya, for best costume design for the film ‘Gandhi’ (1982).
First Indian Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign-Language film – Mother India (1957).
First Actress of Indian Talkies – Rani Zubeida, Alam Aara. She acted in 36 silent films (1931).