Article Detail Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna ? Answer: M.S. Subbulakshmi Similar Questions : 1. Name of first president of Indian National Congress ? Answer: W.C. Banerjee 2. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra Answer: Major Somnath Sharma 3. First Indian to go into space ? Answer: Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma 4. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ? Answer: Ashapurna Devi 5. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ? Answer: G. Shankar Kurup 6. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra 7. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore Read more from - First in India