Article Detail Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra Similar Questions : 1. Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. 2. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? Answer: Sukumar Sen. 3. First Indian to go into space ? Answer: Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma 4. Name of first woman governor of India ? Answer: Sarojini Naidu 5. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore 6. India's first woman president ? Answer: Smt. Pratibha Patil 7. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ? Answer: Dr. Zakir Hussain Read more from - First in India