First Persons in India to Take Awards Honors Titles
First Persons in India to Take Awards Honors Titles
Welcome to currentaffairsandgk.com. Dear aspirants here we are giving the list of the First Persons in India to Take Awards Honors Titles. This is one of the important topics which contains all the information regarding the first persons in India to take the very important awards and honors of India. Here we have mentioned the name of the very important persons who achieved the greater title of india like the first winner of Bharat Rathna, Jnantpith Award, Paramveer chakra, ashoka chakra and Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The topic will help you in your competitive entrance examinations like Bank examinations, Groups, DSC and all other govt competitive examinations
| Name of the Award Honor Title | First Persons in India to Take Awards Honors Titles |
| First Bharat Ratna award winner of India | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Rajaji or CR), and , Dr. S. Radhakrishan, Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1954 |
| First Booker Prize winner | Arundhati Roy in 1997 (Selected for her book The God of Small Things) |
| First Chevalier | Sivaji Ganesan |
| Who won the First Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Devika Rani in 1969 |
| Who is the India’s First Miss World | Reita Faria in 1966 |
| First Indian to take Magsaysay Award | Vinoba Bhave (bhoodan movement) |
| Who is the First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna award and honor | Khan Abdul Ghaffar (Frontier Gandhi) |
| First Ford Supermodel of the World(contest) | Bipasha Basu (Bollywood Actress), 1996 |
| First Winner of a major literary award in the USA | Dhan Gopal Mukerji |
| Winner of first Jnapith Award in India | Shri Shankar Kurup |
| First Miss Universe from India | Susmita Sen in 1994 |
| First Person to receive Stalin Prize | Saifuddin Kitchlu |
| First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) | D.K. Jatar |
| First Indian recipient of ‘Oscar Award’ | Bhanu Athaiya |
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