Article Detail Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi Similar Questions : 1. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore 2. Name of first Indian Pilot ? Answer: J.R.D. Tata in 1929 3. Who was first Indian Reserve Bank Governor Answer: C D Deshmukh 4. Name of First Indian Missile ? Answer: Prithvi 5. First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ? Answer: Dr. Amartya Sen 6. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? Answer: Bhanu Athaiya 7. Name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ? Answer: I.N.S Chakra Read more from - First in India