First Man in India Part 3

First Man in India Part 3

First Man in India Part 3

First Man in India Part 3

101. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala – First to build a personal investment empire from scratch (2000s–2020s)

102. Sunil Bharti Mittal – First to launch India's largest mobile network, Airtel (1995)

103. Pallonji Mistry – First to build a global construction empire with Shapoorji Pallonji Group (1950s–2000s)

104. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw – First to establish Biocon as a global pharmaceutical company (2000s)

105. P. Rajendran – First to build a \$3.7 billion conglomerate with Reliance Industries (1970s)

106. Vishal Sikka – First to lead Infosys through a major digital transformation (2014–2017)

107. Anand Mahindra – First to launch Mahindra's Thar as an iconic SUV (2000s)

108. Baba Kalyani – First to bring the concept of Make in India to global defense and industrial applications (2000s)

109. N. R. Narayana Murthy – First to lead Infosys in becoming a \$50 billion global IT services company (2000s)

110. Sundar Pichai – First to lead Google and its parent company Alphabet as CEO (2015)

111. V.P. Singh – First to introduce the Mandal Commission report in India (1990)

112. Jayaprakash Narayan – First to lead the total revolution movement (1974)

113. Narendra Modi – First to become the longest-serving Prime Minister of India in the 21st century (2014–present)

114. Morarji Desai – First to serve as Prime Minister of India from the Janata Party (1977–1979)

115. Deendayal Upadhyaya – First to formulate the Integral Humanism philosophy, which became a key ideological pillar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (1960s)

116. Gulam Nabi Azad – First to serve as the Health Minister under Manmohan Singh (2004–2014)

117. Bihar's Karpoori Thakur – First to introduce reservations for backward classes in Bihar (1970s)

118. Kamaraj – First to set up the foundation for the Congress’s growth in Tamil Nadu (1950s)

119. J. Jayalalithaa – First female Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1991–2016)

120. Sharad Pawar – First to lead Maharashtra’s state politics for multiple terms (1990s–2000s)

121. Srinivasa Ramanujan – First to contribute to number theory and modern mathematics (1910s)

122. Kailasavadivoo Sivan – First to lead ISRO as its Chairman and successfully launch Mars Orbiter Mission (2014)

123. Shiv Nadar – First to introduce digital infrastructure for education with Shiv Nadar Foundation (1994)

124. Satyendra Nath Bose – First to develop the Bose-Einstein condensate theory in quantum mechanics (1924)

125. J.C. Bose – First to study and discover plant physiology and the science of radio waves (1900s)

126. Madhav Gadgil – First to conduct research on India's biodiversity and lead the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (2010)

127. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – First to write a memoir that resonated with youth globally, Wings of Fire (1999)

128. Shyam Prakash – First to lead the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) projects in space engineering (1990s)

129. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) – First to pioneer nuclear research in India (1945)

130. K. Radhakrishnan – First to be the head of the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) at ISRO (2013)

131. Gagan Narang – First to win a medal in shooting at the London Olympics (2012)

132. Jaspal Rana – First to win gold at the Commonwealth Games in shooting (1998)

133. Shiv Chanderpaul – First to play for India and represent the country in an international cricket match (1996)

134. Anil Kumble – First to take 10 wickets in a single Test innings (1999)

135. Sushil Kumar – First to win medals in both World and Olympic Wrestling competitions (2008, 2012)

136. Saurav Ganguly – First to lead India to a memorable victory over Australia (2003) and end India’s World Cup drought

137. Manoj Kumar – First to win an Olympic medal for India in boxing (1964 Tokyo Olympics)

138. Nehru Cup – First Indian to win a soccer tournament in Malaysia (1960s)

139. Vijender Singh – First Indian to win an Olympic medal in boxing (2008)

140. Harmeet Desai – First to become a national champion in table tennis (2000s)

141. Khushwant Singh – First to publish a comprehensive narrative on Indian culture and politics (Train to Pakistan, 1950)

142. Kamala Das – First to write openly about the sexuality of Indian women in English poetry (1960s)

143. Bimal Roy – First to bring realism in Indian cinema through Do Bigha Zamin (1953)

144. Ramesh Sippy – First to direct iconic films like Sholay (1975), shaping Bollywood’s future

145. Nayantara Sahgal – First to write critically about Indian politics in novels (1960s)

146. M.F. Husain – First to bring contemporary art to the global art world (1940s–2000s)

147. Manohar Malgonkar – First to introduce military and historical fiction in India (1960s)

148. Ravindra K. Jain – First to blend Indian classical music with mainstream film scores (1980s–2000s)

149. Bachendri Pal – First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest (1984)

150. Pankaj Udhas – First to popularize ghazals as a mainstream genre of music in the 1980s and 1990s

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