Article Detail Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi Similar Questions : 1. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ? Answer: Dr. Zakir Hussain 2. Name of first president of Indian National Congress ? Answer: W.C. Banerjee 3. Name of first Indian Pilot ? Answer: J.R.D. Tata in 1929 4. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ? Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 5. Who was the frist person to climb Mount Everest ? Answer: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May, 1953 6. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ? Answer: Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi 7. Name of the first Chief of Naval staff of India ? Answer: Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari Read more from - First in India