First in India Before Independence
The following table enlists First in India before independence −
Who was the First President of Indian National Congress Womesh
Chandra Bonnerjee 1885
The First person who cleared the Indian Civil Service Exam (ICS)
Satyendranath Tagore 1863
The First person who received a Nobel Prize (in literature)
Rabindra Nath Tagore 1913
The First person who received a Nobel Prize (in Physics)
C. V. Raman 1930
The First Indian who became a pilot (of solo air flight)
The First Indian leader who visited England
Raja Ram Mohan Roy 1832
The first Indian who was appointed as member of the British House of Lords
Satyendra Prasanno Sinha 1919
Who were the first (two) female graduates
Who were the first (two) female graduates
Who was the First woman honors graduate
Who the first woman to read law at Oxford University (She was the first female advocate)
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (JRD Tata) 1929
Chandramukhi Basu Passed in 1882 & degree received in 1883
Kadambini Ganguly Passed in 1882 & degree received in 1883
Kamini Roy 1886
Cornelia Sorabji 1889