Article Detail Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup Similar Questions : 1. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? Answer: Bhanu Athaiya 2. Name of first Indian Pilot ? Answer: J.R.D. Tata in 1929 3. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 4. Name of first speaker of Lok Sabha ? Answer: G.V. Mavlankar from 1952-1957 5. What is the name of first British to visit India ? Answer: Hawkins 6. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ? Answer: Col. I K Bajaj 7. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ? Answer: Bachendri Pal Read more from - First in India