Indian Award Winner... first

Ø Ashoka Chakra: Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh, Flt Lt Suhas Biswas,                                       1952

Ø Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian: D.K. Jatar (posthumous) and M.C Dixit

Ø Bharat Ratna: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and C. V.Raman, 1954

Ø Commandeur of the Order of Arts and Letters: Mrinal Sen

Ø Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters: Sivaji Ganesan

Ø Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Devika Rani, 1969

Ø Duff Cooper: Nirad C. Chaudhuri, 1966

Ø Dronacharya Award: O.M. Nambiar , Om Prakash Bhardwaj ,Bhalchandra Bhaskar                                                          Bhagwat,1985 Dr. B. C. Roy Award: Dr. J. G. Jolly, 1981

Ø Golden Globe Award: A R Rahman, 2009

Ø Grammy Award: Pandit Ravishankar, 1967

Ø Jamnalal Bajaj Award: Jugatram Dave, Satish Chandra Das Gupta, 1978

Ø Jnanpith Award: G. Sankara Kurup, 1965

Ø Kamal Kumari National Award: Sobha Brahma, 1991

Ø Man Booker Prize: Arundhati Roy, 1997

Ø Miss World: Reita Faria, 1966

Ø Miss Asia Pacific: Zeenat Aman, 1970

Ø Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen, 1994

Ø Mrs. World: Aditi Gowitrikar, 2001

Ø Miss Earth: Nicole Faria, 2010

Ø Miss Asia Pacific World: Himangini Singh Yadu, 2012

Ø Nishan-e-Pakistan: Morarji Desai, 1990

Ø Nobel Prize Winner: Rabindranath Tagore, 1913

Ø Newbery Medal: Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1927 

Ø Magsaysay Award: Vinoba Bhave, 1958

Ø Oscar for Lifetime Achievement: Satyajit Ray

Ø Oscar Award: Bhanu Authaia , 1982

Ø Olympic Medal: Khashaba Jadav, 1952

Ø Param Vir Chakra: Major Som Nath Sharma, 1947

Ø Padma Vibhushan: Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954

Ø Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Viswanathan Anand, 1991-92

Ø Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award: Dr Pushkarnath, 1968

Ø Rabindra Puraskar: Satinath Bhaduri and Niharranjan Ray, 1950

Ø Stalin Peace Prize: Saifuddin Kitchlew, 1952


Ø Woman to win Gold Medal in Sports: Kamaljeet Sandhu, 1970