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101 Cards in this Set
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The First President Of Indian Republic
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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The First Prime Minister Of Free India
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Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
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The First Indian To Win Nobel Price
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Rabindranath Tagore
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The First President Of Indian National Congress
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W. C. Banerjee
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The First Muslim President Of Indian National Congress
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Badruddin Tayyabji
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The First Muslim President Of India
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Dr. Zakir Hussain
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The First British Governer General Of India
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Lord William Bentinck
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The First British Viceroy Of India
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Lord Canning
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The First Governor General Of Free India
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Lord Mountbatten
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The First And The Last Indian To Be Governor General Of Free India
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C. Rajagopalachari
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The First Man Who Introduced Printing Press In Free India
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James Hicky
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The First Indian To Join I.C.S.
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Satyengra Nath Tagore
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India's First Man In Space
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Rakesh Sharma
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The First Prime Minister In India Who Resigned Without Completing The Full Term
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Morarji Desai
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The First Indian Commander-in-Chief Of India
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General Cariappa
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The First Chief Of The Army Staff
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Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singh Ji
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The First Indian Member Of The Viceroy's Executive Council
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S. P. Sinha
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The First President Of India Who Died While In Office
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Dr. Zakir Hussain
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The First Prime Minister Of India Who Did Not Face The Parliament
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Charan Singh
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The First Field Marshal Of India
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S. H. F. Manekshaw
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The First Indian To Get Nobel Price In Physics
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C. V. Raman
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The First Indian To Recieve Bharat Ratna Award
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Dr. Radhakrishnan
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The First Indian To Cross English Channel
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Mihir Sen
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The First Indian To Receive Jnanpith Award
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Sri Shankar Kurup
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The First Speaker Of The Lok Sabha
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Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
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The First Vice President Of India
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Dr. Radhakrishnan
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The First Education Minister
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Abdul Kalam Azad
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The First Home Minister Of India
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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
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The First Indian Air Chief Marshal
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S. Mukherjee
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The First Indian Naval Chief
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Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
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The First Judge Of International Court Of Justice
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Dr. Nagendra Singh
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The First Person To Recieve Paramveer Chakra
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Major Somnath Sharma
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The First Person To Reach Mt. Everest Without Oxygen
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Sherpa Anga Dorjee
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The First Chief Election Commissioner
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Sukumar Sen
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The First Person To Receive Magasasay Award
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Acharya Vinoba Bhave
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The First Person Of Indian Origin To Receive Nobel Prize In Medicine
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Hargovind Khurana
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The First Chinese Traveller To Visit India
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Fa Hein
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The First Person To Receive Stalin Prize
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Saifuddin Kitchlu
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The First Person To Resign From The Central Cabinet
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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
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The First Foreigner To Receive Bharat Ratna
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Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
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The First Person To Receive Nobel Prize In Economics
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Amartya Sen
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The First Chief Justice Of Supreme Court
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Justice Hiralal J. Kania
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First Governor Of Bengal
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Lord Clive
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First Governor General Of Bengal
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Warren Hastings
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First Indian To Pass I.C.S.
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Surendra Nath Bannerjee
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First Indian Cosmonaut
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Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
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First Temporary President Of Constituent Assembly
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Dr. Sachchida Nand Sinha
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The First Indian To Get Jnanpeeth Award
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G. Shankar Kurup
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The First Indian Pilot
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J. R. D. Tata
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First Chairman Of Prasad Bharti
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Nikhil Chakravorty
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First Chairman Of Rajya Sabha
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S. V. Krishnamurthy
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First Dalit President Of India
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K. R. Narayanan
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First Deputy Prime Minister
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Vallabh Bhai Patel
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First Ethnic Indian Prime Minister Of Fiji
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Mahendra Chaudhury
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First Indian Cricketer To Score Three Centuries In Three Matches Successive On Debut
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Mohd. Azharuddin
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First Indian Cricketer To Score Triple Century In Test
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Virendra Sehwag
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First Indian Judge Of International Court Of Justice
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Dr. Nagendra Singh
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First Indian Member Of Viceroy's Executive Council
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S. P. Sinha
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First Indian To Reach Deep Sea Floor In The Mid Atlantic
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P. S. Rao
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First person to reach Mount Everest without Oxygen
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Sherpa Arga Dorji
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First British Prime Minister To Visit India
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Harold Macmillan
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First Chairman Of The University Grants Commission
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S. S. Bhatnagar
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First Chief Election Commissioner Of India
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Sukumar Sen
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First Chief Minister Of The Tri-Lingual Bombay Presidency
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B. G. Kher
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First Commander-in-Chief
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Gen. Sir Roy Bucher
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First Dalit Lok Sabha Speaker
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G M C Balayogi
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First Director General Of ICAR
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B. P. Pal
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First European To Invade India
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Alexander
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First Fighter Pilot To Win The Param Vir Chakra
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Flying Officer Nirmaljeet Singh Sekhon (Posthumous)
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First Foriegn Secretary Of Free India
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K. P. S. Menon
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First Indian To Be Awarded With The 'Victoria Cross'
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Khuda Dad Khan
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First Indian To Be Elected A Member Of British Parliament
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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First Indian To Be Elected To The US House Of Representatives
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Dilip Singh Saund
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First Indian To Hoist National Flag Over The North Pole
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Squadron Leader Sanjay Thapar
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First Indian To Record A Song On A Gramophone Disc
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Sashi Mukhi
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First Indian To Win An Olympic Bronze
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Khashaba Jadhav
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First Indian To Win The All England Open Badminton Tournament
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Pullela Gopi Chand
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First Indian To Win The World Billiards Championship
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Wison Jones
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First Minister Without Portfolio
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N. Gopalswami Ayengar
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First Photographer In India
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Raja Deendayal
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First President Of The Indian Union Of Civil Liberties
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Rabindranath Tagore
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First Prime Minister To Win A Popular Entertainment Award
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Atal Behari Vajpayee
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First Secretary General Of South-South Commission
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Dr. Manmohan Singh
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First Surveyor General Of India
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Sir George Everest
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First Indian Johann Sebastian Bach
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Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
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India's First Longest Serving Chief Minister
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Jyoti Basu
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Only Army Chief To Be Awarded With Mahavir Chakra Twice
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Late Gen. A. S. Vaidya
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The first sportsman ever to win Gold Medal in Shooting in the World Shooting Championship
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Abhinav Bindra
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First Indian To Ski To The North Pole
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Ajeet Bajaj
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The first wonder child of Orissa only about 4 years and a half of age completes a race of 65 km.
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Budhia
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The first Indian to set a world record of ever having reached the highest of heights yet in a hot balloon
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Vijaypath Singhania
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The first youngest MP, at the age of 25 years
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Dharmendra Yadav (Manipur, Samajwadi Party)
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The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming
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Bula Chaudhury
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The First Sikh Prime Minister Of India
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Dr. Manmohan Singh
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The first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times
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Rahul Dravid
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First Judge To Face Impeachment In Lok Sabha
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Justice V. Ramaswami
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First Field Marshall
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Arjan Singh
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First Indian Test Cricketer
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K. S. Ranjit Singh
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First Bar-at-law
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J. M. Tagore
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First Indian Member Of House Of Lords (British)
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Lord S. P. Sinha
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First Indian To Circumnavigate The Globe
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Lt. Col. K. S. Rao
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