The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The ceremony came on the fifth…
Person to ride alone around the world on motorcycle: Bharadwaj Dayala Person to fly in a balloon and land in a parachute: Shibnath Majumdar Person to reach…
Newspaper: Hicky’s Bengal Gazette started in 1780. Hindi newspaper: Udant Martand on 30 May 1826; published and edited by Jugal Kishore Shukla from Calcutta. Hindi monthly magazine: Saraswati on 1 January…
Indian National Congress President: Annie Besant President of India: Pratibha Patil, 2007 Prime Minister of India: Indira Gandhi, 1966 Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Meira Kumar Deputy Chairman of the…
First Indian footballer to play overseas: Mohammed Salim First Indian football goalkeeper to play overseas: Subrata Paul First footballer to be named the Indian footballer of the…
The first Indian to cross English Channel: Mihir Sen First practicing barrister of Indian origin: Monomohun Ghose First Indian as well as an Asian to be…
Grand Slam title: Mahesh Bhupathi (partnering with Japanese Rika Hiraki) in the mixed doubles category of the 1997 French Open Woman to win a match in a Grand Slam…
Chess Grandmaster: Male – Viswanathan Anand, 1988 Chess Women Grandmaster: Female – Bhagyashree Thipsay, 1986 Female – Koneru Humpy – 2002; also the youngest woman to become a grandmaster, at 15…
Anandi Gopal Joshi is referred as the first lady doctor of India. First graduate in medicine: Surjo Kumar Chakraborty First rhinoplasty noted in the world/India: Over Ksatji,…
First cricket club in India: Calcutta Cricket and Football Club (1792) in Calcutta (now Kolkata) First test match played in India: India vs England in Eden Gardens, Calcutta (result draw) (5–8 Jan 1934)…
Indian to swim across the English Channel: Mihir Sen, 1958 Woman to swim across the English Channel: Arati Saha, 1959 Anju Bobby George: First Indian Athlete ever to win…
First Wi-Fi Jetty in India:- Mandwa Jetty, Alibaug-Maharashtra launched by ‘SmartAd Solutions & Services LLP’ First partition of Indian state: Bengal First road which is a…
achieve 100% primary education – Kerala 2016 become a fully organic state – Sikkim 2016 unveil retail policy – Andhra Pradesh 2016 complete 100% online electoral enrollment – Kerala e-auction limestone blocks – Jharkhand 2016 build first gender park – Kerala 2016…
First Women’s University Maharshi Karve starts SNDT University in Pune with five students in 1916. First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet post Vijaya Lakshmi…