Article Detail Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ? Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958 Similar Questions : 1. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ? Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 2. Name of first Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games ? Answer: Kamaljeet Sandhu 3. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 4. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ? Answer: Kolkata in 1727 5. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ? Answer: Bachendri Pal 6. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 7. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? Answer: Bhanu Athaiya Read more from - First in India