Article Detail First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? Answer: Bhanu Athaiya Similar Questions : 1. Name of first Space Tourist of India ? Answer: Santosh George 2. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? Answer: Sukumar Sen. 3. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? Answer: Col. I K Bajaj 4. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ? Answer: Dr. Zakir Hussain 5. First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ? Answer: Dr. Amartya Sen 6. India's first woman president ? Answer: Smt. Pratibha Patil 7. First President of India ? Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Read more from - First in India