Major Somnath Sharma (1923–1947) was the first recipient of India’s highest military honor, the Param Vir Chakra, awarded posthumously for his unparalleled Read More
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Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw (1914–2008) was one of India’s most celebrated military leaders. He became the first Indian Army Read More
Mukerjee was among the first batch of Indian cadets commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force in 1932. Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee (1911–1960) was Read More
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa (1899–1993) was a distinguished Indian military officer who became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on Read More
Sardar Baldev Singh Chokkar (1902–1961) was an Indian industrialist and politician who became independent India’s first Defence Minister, serving from 1947 to 1952 under Read More
Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, born on May 28, 1952, in Kolkata, India, is a distinguished jurist who became the first Chairperson of the Lokpal Read More
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as the “Iron Man of India,” was the nation’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, serving Read More
Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar, commonly known as G.V. Mavlankar, served as the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Read More
Sukumar Sen, India’s first Chief Election Commissioner, is set to be the subject of an upcoming biopic. Production companies Roy Kapur Read More
Lord William Bentinck served as the first Governor-General of India from 1833 to 1835. During his tenure, he implemented significant reforms that have left Read More
