Article Detail Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup Similar Questions : 1. India's first woman president ? Answer: Smt. Pratibha Patil 2. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ? Answer: Dr. Zakir Hussain 3. Name of India's first woman IPS officer ? Answer: Kiran Bedi 4. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. 5. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979 6. First Indian to go into space ? Answer: Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma 7. Name of first Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games ? Answer: Kamaljeet Sandhu Read more from - First in India