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Actress of the Talkies ----------------- Zubeida, Alam Ara(1931)
Actress to win Padma Shri Award ----------------- Nargis Dutt(1958)
Architect ------------------ Maha Govinda(5th C.BC)
Aryabhatta Medal Winner ------------------ K.R. Ramanathan(1977)
Bharat Ratna Award Winner ------------------- C.Rajgopalachari( 1954)
British Governor General of Indian Union ------------ Lord Louis Mountbatten( Aug. 15, 1947-June 20, 1948)
Captain of Test Cricket -------------------- C.K.Nayudu(1932)
Century in Test Cricket -------------------- Lala Amarnath(1933- 1934)
Chairman of Rajaya Sabha -------------------- S.V.Krishnamoorthy( 1952)
Chevalier Award Winner -------------------- Sivaji Ganesan
Chief Election Commissioner -------------------- Sukumar Sen(1950-1958)
Chief Justice of India -------------------- Hiralal J.Kania(1950- 1951)
Chief of Air Staff -------------------- Sir Thomas Elmhirst(1947- 1950)
Chief of Army Staff to die in harness ---------------- B.C.Joshi(1994)
Chief of Coast Guard -------------------- V.A.Kamath(1978- 1980)
Chief of Naval Staff -------------------- R.D.Katari(1958- 1962)
Commander-in- Chief -------------------- K.M.Cariappa( 1949-1953)
Cosmonaut --------------------- Rakesh Sharma(1984)
Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner -------------------- Devika Rani Roerich(1969)
Dancer to perform abroad ---------------------- Uday Shankar
Deputy Prime Minister ---------------------- Vallabhbhai Patel(1947-1950)
Deputy Prime Minister to die in harness ------------- Vallabhbhai Patel(1950)
Elected President ---------------------- S.Radhakrishnan( 1962-1967)
Emperor of Mughal Dynasty ---------------------- Babar(1526-1530)
Field Marshal ---------------------- S.H.F.J.Manekshaw( 1973)
Film Star Chief Minister ---------------------- M.G.Ramachandran( Tamil Nadu, 1977)
Financial Minister to present the ----------------------- Manmohan Singh (1933, 1994, 1995) Budget three times in a row
Finix Award Winner ----------------------- Sr.P.C.Sorcar
Geometer ---------------------- Baudhayana, Sulva Sutras(800 BC)
Governor General of British India --------------------- Warren Hastings(1774- 1785)
Grammarian ---------------------- Panini, Ashtadhyaayi( 6th C. BC)
Helms Award Winner ---------------------- Kunwar Digvijay Singh Babu(1952)
Home Minister ---------------------- Vallabhbhai Patel(1946)
ICS Officer ---------------------- Satyendranath Tagore
Indian Chief of Air Staff ---------------------- S.Mukherjee( 1954-1960)
Indian Governor General of Indian Union ------------ M.Rajendra Singh(April 1, 1955-May 14, 1955)
Indian Woman President of I N C -------------------- Sarojini Naidu(1925)
J.C.Bose Medal Winner --------------------- V.Ramalingaswami( 1977)
Jain Tithankara --------------------- Rishabha Dev
Jananpith Award Winner ---------------------- G.Sankara Kurup, Odakuzhal(1965)
Lady of the Indian Film ---------------------- Devika Rani Roerich
Lata Mangeshkar Award Winner ---------------------- Naushad(1984)
Lawgiver ----------------------- Manu, Manu Smirti(3100 BC)
Man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen ----------- Phu Dorjee(1984)
Man to climb Mount Everest ---------------------- Tanzing Norgay(with Edumund Hillary, 1953)
Man to make solo Flight(from US to India) ------------ Satish Soman(1994)
Man to swim across English Channel ------------------- Mihir Sen(1966)
Man to swim several Straits in one calender year ----- Mihir Sen(1966)
Managing Director of World Bank -------------------- Gautam Kaji(1995)
Member of British Parliament -------------------- Dadabhai Naoroji(1862)
Member of Viceroy's Executive Council --------------- Sir S.P.Sinha(1909)
Miss Universe -------------------- Sushmita Sen(1994)
Miss World --------------------- Reita Faria(1966)
Musician to get Padma Bhushan ---------------------- M.S.Subbulakshmi( 1954,1975) and Padma Vibhushana
Musician to get Ramon Magsaysay Award -------------- M.S.Subbulakshami( 1974)
Naval Pilot ---------------------- Y.N.Singh(1941)
Nishan-Eey-Pakistan Award Winner --------------------- Morarji Desai(1991)
Nobel Prize Winner ---------------------- Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali(1913)
Olympic Medal Winner ------------------------ Norman Pritchard, Silver(1900)
Oscar Winner ------------------------- Bhanu Athaiya
Patricide ------------------------- Ajatshatru's killing of Bimbisara(494 BC)
Physically handicapped mountaineer ---------------------- Baba Manindra Pal
Pilot ----------------------- J.R.D.Tata, Tata Airlines(1929)
Presentation of Budget ------------------------ R.K.Shanmugham Chetty, Finance Minister(1947)
Presentation of General Budget ------------------------ C.D.Deshmukh, Finance Minister(1952)
President ------------------------ Rajendra Prasad(1950- 1962)
President of Indian National Congress -------------------- W.C.Bannerjee( 1885)
President of International Court of Justice ---------------- Nagendra Singh(1970)
President to die in harness ----------------------- Zakir Hussain(1967- 1969)
Prime Minister ------------------------ Jawaharlal Nehru(1947-1964)
Prime Minister to be assassinated ------------------------ Indira Gandhi(1984)
Prime Minister to die in harness ------------------------- Jawaharlal Nerhru(1964)
Prime Minister to head a minority government ------------ Choudhary Charan Singh(July 28, 1979-Jan,14, 1980)
Prime Minister to resign from office ---------------------- Morarji Desai(1979)
Prime Minister who did not face Parliament -------------- Chaudhary Charan Singh(July 28, 1979-Jan 14, 1980)
Raman Medal Winner ---------------------- Salim Moinuddin Ahmed Ali(1979)
Raman Magsaysay Award Winner ----------------------- Vinoba Bhave(1958)
Recipient of Stalin Peace Prize ----------------------- Saifuddin Kitchlew(1954)
Recipient of World Food Prize ----------------------- M.S.Swaminathan( 1987)
S.Ramanujan Medal Winner ----------------------- S.Chandrashekhar( 1962)
S.S.Bhatnagar Medal Winner ----------------------- Atma Ram(1959)
Scientist ----------------------- Uddalaka Aruni(560 BC)
Slave Ruler of India ----------------------- Qutb-ud-din Aibak(1206-1210)
Speaker in Hindi at the UN ----------------------- Atal Bihari Vajpayee(1977)
Speaker of Lok Sabha ------------------------ Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar(1952- 1957)
Test-tube baby ------------------------- Baby Harsha or Indira(1986)
Vice-President ------------------------- S.Radhakrishnan( 1952-1962)
Viceroy of India ------------------------- Lord Canning (1858-1862)
Woman (Muslim) Ruler of India ------------------------- Razia Sultana(1236- 1240)
Woman Advocate -------------------------- Cornelia Sorabji(1894)
Woman Ambassador -------------------------- Vijayalakshmi Pandit(U.S.S. R., 1947-1949)
Woman at Antarctica --------------------------- Meher Moos(1976)
Woman Central Minister -------------------------- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur(Health)
Woman Chief Justice(of High Court) ------------------------- Leila Seth(Himachal Pradesh, 1991)
Woman Chief Minister ------------------------- Sucheta Kriplani(Uttar Pradesh, 1963-1967)
Woman Foreign Minister -------------------------- Lakshmi N. Menon(1957-1966)
Woman Secretary General of Rajya Sabha ---------------- V.S.Rama Devi(1993)
Woman Governor ------------------------- Sarojini Naidu(Uttar Pradesh, 1963-1967)
Woman IAS Officer --------------------------- Anna Rajam George(1950)
Woman IPS Officer ---------------------------- Kiran Bedi(1974)
Woman Jet Commander -------------------------- Saudamini Deshmukh
Woman Jnanpithpith Award Winner ------------------------- Ashapurna Devi, Prathama Pratishruti( 1976)
Woman Judge of Supreme Court --------------------------- Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi(1989)
Woman Minister of State -------------------------- Vijayalakshmi Pandit(Uttar Pradesh, 1937)
Woman Missionary --------------------------- Sanghamitra, daughter of King Ashoka (Sri Lanka, 3rd C.BC)
Woman Pilot (Commercial) -------------------------- Prem Mathur(Deccan Airways, 1951)
Woman Pilot (Indian Airlines) ------------------------- Durga Banerjee(1966- 1988)
Woman President of Indian National Congress ------------ Annie Besant(1917)
Woman President of UN General Assembly --------------- Vijayalakshmi Pandit(1953)
Woman Prime Minister ------------------------- Indira Gandhi(1966- 1977, 1980-1984)
Woman Sahitya Akademi Award Winner ----------------- Amrita Pritam, Sunehre(1956)
Woman to climb Mount Everest ------------------------- Bachendri Pal(1984)
Woman to perform a solo Flight ------------------------ Harita Kaur Deol(1944)
Woman to swim across English Channel --------------- Arati Saha(1959)
Woman to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar ----------- Arti Pradhan
Woman to win an Asian Gold ----------------------- Kamaljit Sandhu(1970)
Woman to go in Space ------------------------ Dr.Kalpana Chawla(November 1997)