First man in India Part 2

First man in India Part 2

First man in India Part 2

First man in India Part 2

51. Swami Vivekananda – First to bring Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world (1893)

52. Raja Ram Mohan Roy – First to abolish Sati (1829)

53. Dr. Zakir Husain – First Muslim President of India (1967–1969)

54. Bhagat Singh – First to ignite the revolution against British rule in Punjab (1920s)

55. Lala Lajpat Rai – First to lead the Non-cooperation Movement (1907)

56. Sardar Patel – First to unify princely states after independence (1947–1950)

57. Gopal Krishna Gokhale – First to propose constitutional reforms for India under British rule (1900s)

58. Kasturba Gandhi – First to lead a freedom struggle alongside Mahatma Gandhi (1920s)

59. Ram Manohar Lohia – First to popularize the concept of “socialism” in India (1940s–1960s)

60. V.D. Savarkar – First to propose the idea of Hindutva (1920s)

61. Bipin Chandra Pal – First to advocate for complete independence from British rule (1900s)

62. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee – First to propose the concept of a separate state for the Jammu and Kashmir region (1952)

63. Jawaharlal Nehru – First to establish IITs and the Planning Commission (1950s)

64. Manmohan Singh – First Sikh Prime Minister of India (2004–2014)

65. K. Kamaraj – First to promote the idea of free primary education for all children in Tamil Nadu (1954)

66. P. V. Narasimha Rao – First to initiate economic reforms and liberalization in India (1991)

67. Atal Bihari Vajpayee – First to oversee nuclear tests at Pokhran (1998) and the first non-Congress leader to serve as Prime Minister for a full term (1999–2004)

68. Sharad Pawar – First to bring the concept of regional political parties to prominence (1990s)

69. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy – First to implement the "Rajiv Awas Yojana" in Andhra Pradesh (2004)

70. Bal Gangadhar Tilak – First to advocate for "Swaraj" or self-rule as a political goal for India (1900s)

71. Madhusree Mukerjee – First to write about the scientific history of the atomic bomb in India (2006)

72. Brahmagupta – First to develop the concept of zero in mathematics (7th century CE)

73. M. Visvesvaraya – First to introduce modern engineering concepts to India (early 1900s)

74. Dr. Hargobind Khorana – First Indian-American to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)

75. C. N. R. Rao – First to lead Indian research on material science (1960s–2000s)

76. Dr. Har Gobind Khorana – First to map the genetic code (1968 Nobel Prize in Medicine)

77. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar – First to develop a polymer for medical applications (2000s)

78. Raj Reddy – First to develop AI-based systems and machine learning models in India (1990s)

79. G.N. Ramachandran – First to define the triple-helix structure of collagen (1960s)

80. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – First to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009)

81. K. D. Jadhav – First Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal (1952)

82. Saurav Ganguly – First Indian cricketer to captain a successful Test series win in England (2002)

83. Saina Nehwal – First Indian woman to win a bronze medal in Badminton at the Olympics (2012)

84. Prakash Padukone – First to win the All England Open Badminton Championships (1980)

85. Dutee Chand – First to win a gold medal in the World University Games for India in sprint (2019)

86. Deepika Kumari – First Indian woman to win a World Archery Championship gold medal (2019)

87. Bajrang Punia – First Indian wrestler to win a World Championship medal in 2018

88. Vikas Krishan Yadav – First to win an Asian Games gold medal in boxing (2018)

89. Harbhajan Singh – First to take a hat-trick in Test cricket for India (2001)

90. Sourav Ganguly – First to win the ICC Champions Trophy as a captain (2002)

91. Amrita Pritam – First woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her works in Hindi and Punjabi literature (1956)

92. R. K. Laxman – First to popularize the "Common Man" character in Indian cartoons (1950s)

93. Nissim Ezekiel – First to bring Indian poetry into the international literary spotlight (1960s)

94. Taslima Nasreen – First to challenge fundamentalist views with her literary works (1990s)

95. Arundhati Roy – First to win the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things (1997)

96. Vikram Seth – First to write the longest novel in verse form The Golden Gate (1986)

97. Shashi Tharoor – First to combine his diplomatic career with writing (1990s–2000s)

98. Keki N. Daruwalla – First to bring a fresh voice in post-independence English poetry (1970s)

99. Shyam Benegal – First to bring the new wave in Indian cinema with Ankur (1974)

100. Gulzar – First to win an Oscar for Best Original Song for the movie Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

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