Article Detail Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ? Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958 Similar Questions : 1. Name of the First Indian Prime Minister who resigned from Office ? Answer: Moraji Desai 2. Name of the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India ? Answer: Fa-hien 3. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi 4. Name of First Indian Missile ? Answer: Prithvi 5. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra 6. Name of first Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award ? Answer: Dr. S Radhakrishnan 7. Name of India's first woman IPS officer ? Answer: Kiran Bedi Read more from - First in India