Article Detail Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup Similar Questions : 1. Name of First Indian Missile ? Answer: Prithvi 2. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ? Answer: Bachendri Pal 3. Name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ? Answer: I.N.S Chakra 4. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 5. Name of the first woman of India to won Miss Universe title ? Answer: Sushmita Sen 6. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 7. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ? Answer: Dr. Zakir Hussain Read more from - First in India