G. M. C. Balyogi is the first Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n
Ms. Kiran Bedi is the first Indian to be appointed as United Nations Civilian Police Advisor.<\/p>\n
K. J. Udeshi (appointed on June 10, 2003) is the first woman to be appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.<\/p>\n
Rahul Dravid (playing test against Pakistan in Pakistan, April 2004) became the first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times.<\/p>\n
Smt. Roopa Misra was the first Orissa woman to top I.A.S. (2003)<\/p>\n
Kanchan C. Bhattacharya (DGP Uttaranchal) became the first woman Director General of Police of a State.<\/p>\n
Krishna Kant is the first Vice-President of India to die in harness<\/p>\n
Sania Mirza (2003) is the first Indian girl to register a win in a Wimbledon tournament.<\/p>\n
Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian woman (now U.S citizen) to go in space.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Ranjana Kumar is the first woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD.Karnam Malleshwari is the first Indian weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics (Sydney, in 2000).<\/p>\n
Vishwanathan Anand is the First Indian World Chess Champion.<\/p>\n
The News Today (Launched on Jan. 3, 2001) is India’s first paperless Newspaper.<\/p>\n
Anju Bobby George (Aug. 2003) is the first Indian lady to win a medal in World Athletic Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"