First in Awards and Titles World Wide

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1). First Miss World - Reita Faria in 1966


2). First Miss Universe - Susmita Sen in1994

3). First Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy forThe God of Small Things in 1997

4). First Bharat Ratna - Dr. SarvepalliRadhakrishan, C. Rajagopalachari, andDr. C.V. Raman in 1954

5). First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna -Khan Abdul Ghaffar

6). First Person to receive Stalin Prize -Saifuddin Kitchlu

7). First Chevalier - Sivaji Ganesan

8). First Person to receive Jnapith Award- Shri Shankar Kurup

9). First Dadasaheb Phalke Award -Devika Rani in 1969

10). First Ashoka Chakra Award to acivilian (posthumous) - D.K. Jatar,captain of the sabotaged plane 
KashmirPrincess, for "most conspicuous bravery,daring and self-sacrifice."

11). First Magsaysay Award - VinobaBhave

12). First Winner of a major literaryaward in the United States -Dhan GopalMukerji

13). First Ford Supermodel of the World(contest) - Bipasha Basu, 1996

14). First Indian recipient of 'OscarAward'- Bhanu Athaiy