Article Detail Name of the First Indian Author to get the Anderson Award ? Answer: Ruskin Bond Similar Questions : 1. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra 2. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? Answer: Sukumar Sen. 3. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979 4. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 5. Who was first Indian Reserve Bank Governor Answer: C D Deshmukh 6. First President of India ? Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad 7. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? Answer: Col. I K Bajaj Read more from - First in India