Article Detail Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore Similar Questions : 1. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra 2. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. 3. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi 4. First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ? Answer: Dr. Amartya Sen 5. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ? Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 6. Name of the first woman of India to win WTA title ? Answer: Sania Mirza 7. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ? Answer: Kolkata in 1727 Read more from - First in India