Article Detail Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore Similar Questions : 1. First President of India ? Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad 2. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna ? Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi 3. Name of the first Indian woman ruler ? Answer: Razia Sultan on Delhi's throne 4. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. 5. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 6. Name of the first deputy Prime Minister of India ? Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel 7. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore Read more from - First in India