FIRST IN INDIA (Female)

1. The first lady to become Miss World- Rita Faria
2. The first woman judge in Supreme Court- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
3. The first woman Ambassador -Miss C.B. Muthamma
4. The first woman Governor of a state in free India- Mrs Sarojini Naidu
5. The first woman Speaker of a State- Assembly Shanno Devi
6. The first woman Prime Minister- Mrs Indira Gandhi
7. The first woman Minister in a Government- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
8. The first woman to climb Mount Everest- Bachhendri Pal
9. The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice -Santosh Yadav
10. The first woman President of Indian National Congress- Mrs Annie Besant
11. The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force- Harita Kaur Dayal
12. The first woman Graduates- Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883
13. The first woman Airline Pilot- Durba Banerjee
14. The first woman Honours Graduate- Kamini Roy, 1886
15. The first woman Olympic medal Winner- Karnam Malleswari, 2000
16. The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner -Kamlijit Sandhu
17. The first woman Lawyer- Cornelia Sorabjee
18. The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly- Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
19. The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State- Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
20. The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission -Roze Millian Bethew
21. The first woman Director General of Police Kanchan- Chaudhary Bhattacharya
22. The first woman Judge- Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)
23. The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court- Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)
24. The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India- Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
25. The first woman Lieutenant General- Puneeta Arora
26. The first woman Air Vice Marshal- P. Bandopadhyaya
27. The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines -Sushma Chawla
28. The first woman IPS officer- Mrs. Kiran Bedi
29. The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India- Razia Sultan
30. The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra -Nirja Bhanot
31. The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award- Ashapurna Devi
32. The first woman to cross English Channel -Aarti Saha
33. The first woman to receive Nobel Peace Prize- Mother Teresa
34. The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna -Mrs Indira Gandhi
35. The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award -Ashpurna Devi
36. The first Indian Woman to win Booker Prize--- 1997 Arundhati Roy
37. The first Woman President--- 2007 Pratibha Patil
38. The first Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha--- 2009 Meira Kumar
39. The first Woman Ambassador--- Miss C.B. Muthamma
40. The first Woman Air Vice Marshal--- P. Bandopadhyaya
41. The first Woman Headmistress in school--- Savitribai Phule

 First in India  (Male)