Article Detail Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup Similar Questions : 1. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra Answer: Major Somnath Sharma 2. Name of the first woman of India to won Miss Universe title ? Answer: Sushmita Sen 3. Who was first Indian Reserve Bank Governor Answer: C D Deshmukh 4. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ? Answer: Kolkata in 1727 5. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 6. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ? Answer: Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi 7. Name of First Indian Missile ? Answer: Prithvi Read more from - First in India