Article Detail Name of first Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award ? Answer: Dr. S Radhakrishnan Similar Questions : 1. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra Answer: Major Somnath Sharma 2. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? Answer: Sukumar Sen. 3. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? Answer: Col. I K Bajaj 4. Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ? Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958 5. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979 6. India's first woman president ? Answer: Smt. Pratibha Patil 7. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. Read more from - First in India