Article Detail First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? Answer: Bhanu Athaiya Similar Questions : 1. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ? Answer: Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi 2. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. 3. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 4. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979 5. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ? Answer: Bachendri Pal 6. Name of first Indian who won Billiards Trophy ? Answer: Wilson Jones 7. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna ? Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi Read more from - First in India