First in India

a. First in India: Awards and titles First Mr. Universe: Manohar Aich in 1952 First Miss World: Reita Faria in 1966. (She was also the first Asian to win the title.) First Miss Asia Pacific: Zeenat Aman in 1970 First Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen in 1994 First Mr. International: Aryan Vaid in 2000 First Miss Earth: Nicole Faria in 2010 First Man Booker Prize: Arundhati Roy for her novel "The God of Small Things" in the year 1997. First Bharat Ratna: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and C. V. Raman in 1954 First Padma Vibhushan: Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in 1954 First Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Devika Rani in 1969 First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian: D.K. Jatar (posthumous) and M.C Dixit, captain and co-captain respectively, of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for "most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice" First Magsaysay Award: Vinoba Bhave, 1958 First Oscar for Lifetime Achievement - Satyajit Ray First Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature: Rabindranath Tagore; was also the first Asian to win the prize First Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient: Devika Rani (1969) First Ashoka Chakra: Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh, Flt Lt First Golden Globe Award: A R Rahman, 2009 First Grammy Award: Pandit Ravishankar, 1967 First Jamnalal Bajaj Award: Jugatram Dave, Satish Chandra Das Gupta, 1978 First Olympic Medal: Khashaba Jadav, 1952 First Param Vir Chakra: Major Som Nath Sharma, 1947 First Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna:Viswanathan Anand, 1991-92 First National Film Award for cinema: Shyamchi Aai (1954) First Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film: Mother India (1957) First Oscar winner: Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design for the film Gandhi (1982) First 3-D film: My Dear Kuttichathan, a Malayalam film, produced in 1984, dubbed in Hindi as Chhota Chetan (1984) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csurender.dune.indiagk&hl=en