Article Detail Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ? Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958 Similar Questions : 1. Name of the First Indian Submarine ? Answer: I.N.S. Cauveri 2. First Indian to go into space ? Answer: Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma 3. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ? Answer: Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi 4. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi 5. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna ? Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi 6. Name of the first election commissioner of India ? Answer: Sukumar Sen. 7. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup Read more from - First in India