Works | Persons |
Foundation of Red Cross | Henery Dunant |
Foundation of Scout | Baden Powell |
Foundation of Red Gaurds | Garrywaldy |
Founder of Socialism | Archarya Narendra Dev |
Father of Sanskrit Grammer | Panini |
Founder of Anand Van | Babe Amte |
Founder of ‘Auroville Ashram’ | Aurobindo Ghosh |
Founder of Shantiniketan | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
Founder of Vishwabharati | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
Founder of Pawnar Ashram | Vinoba Bhave |
Founder of Bhudan Movement | Vinoba Bhave |
Founder of League of Nations | Wooden Willson |
Founder of Golden Temple | Guru Arjun Dev |
Founder of Khalsa (Panth) | Guru Gobind Singh |
First in Awards and Titles
First Miss World | Reita Faria in 1966 |
First Miss Universe | Susmita Sen in 1994 |
First Booker Prize | Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997 |
First Bharat Ratna | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr. C.V. Raman in 1954 |
First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna | Khan Abdul Ghaffar |
First Person to receive Stalin Prize | Saifuddin Kitchlu |
First Chevalier | Sivaji Ganesan |
First Person to receive Jnapith Award | Shri Shankar Kurup |
First Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Devika Rani in 1969 |
First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) | D.K. Jatar, captain of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for “most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice.” |
First Magsaysay Award | Vinoba Bhave |
First Winner of a major literary award in the United States | Dhan Gopal Mukerji |
First Ford Supermodel of the World(contest) | Bipasha Basu, 1996 |
First Indian recipient of ‘Oscar Award’ | Bhanu Athaiya |