Article Detail First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ? Answer: Dr. Amartya Sen Similar Questions : 1. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra 2. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? Answer: Col. I K Bajaj 3. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. 4. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ? Answer: Bachendri Pal 5. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 6. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 7. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna ? Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi Read more from - First in India