Category: History of India Warren Hastings (December 6, 1732 - August 22, 1818) was the first governor-general of British India, from 1773 to 1786. ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa OBE (28 January 1899 - 15 May 1993) was the first Indian Chief of Staff and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. ... Rakesh Sharma is also an Omani cricketer. ... Kadambini Basu Ganguly (1861-1923) was the one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire and the first female physician of South Asia to be trained in the European system of medicine. ... Chandramukhi Basu, who was a Bengali speaking Christian from Dehradun, which was located in the (then known as) United Provinces of Oude, was one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire. ... Chandramukhi Basu, who was a Bengali speaking Christian from Dehradun, which was located in the (then known as) United Provinces of Oude, was one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Kadambini Basu Ganguly (1861-1923) was the one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire and the first female physician of South Asia to be trained in the European system of medicine. ... Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw (born April 3, 1914) was the Indian Army Chief of Staff who led the Indian forces during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ... Rajaji Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (December 1878 - December 25, 1972), known as or Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, writer, statesman and a Hindu spiritualist. ... Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty was one of the earliest Indians to practice modern medicine. ... Bhanu Athaiya Bhanu Athaiya (Marathi भानु अथैय्या) is Indian cinemas most well-regarded costume designer, having worked in the industry for over 50 years and received numerous awards, including the Oscar for her work in Gandhi. ... Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States. ... Norman Gilbert Pritchard (June 23, 1875 - October 31, 1929) was an outstanding athlete from India who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway. ... The following is an incomplete list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... Dr. Rajendra Prasad (December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963) was the first President of India. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl NehrÅ«) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and, as the head of the Indian National Congress, became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its... Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (October 31, 1875–December 15, 1950), popularly referred to as Sardar, was an Indian statesman, an important leader of the Indian National Congress and the deputy Prime Minister in the first cabinet of Independent India. ... Annie Besant Plaque on house in Colby Road, London SE19 where Annie Besant lived in 1874. ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: , pronunciation: ) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and again from January 14, 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. ... Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975) is an Indian Weightlifter. ... Kiran Bedi is an Indian Police Officer and is the the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972. ... Sushmita Sen (Hindi, सुश्मिता सेन, Urdu: سُشمِتا سین, SuÅ›mitā Sen), born November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a well-known Bollywood actress and was Indias first Miss Universe in 1994. ... Mother Teresa in 1985 Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Bharat Ratna,OM (born Agnesa Gonxha Bojaxhiu August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in India. ... Reita Faria was the first Indian woman, in 1966, to win the Miss World title. ...