General Knowledge|Current Affairs|GK Today|Quiz|Trivia from General Knowledge Today » First Indian http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com gk today,latest gk,current affairs,general knowledge,gk,quiz,trivia,puzzles,gk sms and more Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:24:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Prime Ministers of India http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/prime-ministers-of-india-1089.htm http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/prime-ministers-of-india-1089.htm#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:30 +0000 admin http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/prime-ministers-of-india-1089.htm Indian Prime Ministers - From First to the Latest

1st .Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (August 15, 1947 – May 27, 1964 )- Party (Congress)

2nd .Shri Gulzarilal Nanda (May 27, 1964 – June 9, 1964 and January 11, 1966 – January 24, 1966)- Party (Congress)

3rd .Lal Bahadur Shastri (June 9, 1964 – January 11, 1966) – Party(Congress)

4th  .Smt. Indira Gandhi (January 24, 1966 – March 24, 1977 and January 14, 1980 – October 31, 1984) – Party(Congress & Congress[I])

5th  . Shri Morarji Desai (March 24, 1977 – July 28, 1979) – Party (Janta Party)

6th .Shri Charan Singh (July 28, 1979 – January 14, 1980) – Party(Janta Party)

7th. Mr. Rajiv Gandhi (October 31, 1984 – December 2, 1989) – Party (Congress[I])

8th. Shri V. P. Singh (December 2, 1989 – November 10, 1990) – Party(Janta Dal)

9th. Shri Chandra Shekhar (November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991) Party (Janta Dal[S])

10th. P. V. Narasimha Rao (June 21, 1991- May 16, 1996) – Party (Congress[I])

11th. Shri H. D. Deve Gowda (June 1, 1996 – April 21, 1997) – Party (Janta Dal)

12th. Shri Inder Kumar Gujral (April 21, 1997 – March 19, 1998) – Party (Janta Dal)

13th. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (May 16, 1996 – June 1, 1996 and March 19, 1998 – May 22, 2004) – Party (BJP)

14th. Dr. Manmohan Singh (May 22, 2004 – till date) – Party (INC)

]]> http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/prime-ministers-of-india-1089.htm/feed 0 The first India to become member of United States Congress http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/the-first-india-to-become-member-of-united-states-congress-610.htm http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/the-first-india-to-become-member-of-united-states-congress-610.htm#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:57:57 +0000 admin http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/?p=610 Who was the first India to become member of United States Congress?
Dalip Singh Saund was the first Asian American, Indian American and First Sikh to become the member of the United States House of Representatives. He served the 29th District of California from January 3, 1957–January 3, 1963.

Some more info:

  • The first India born person to earn US citizenship was A.K. Mozumdar .
  • The first Indian descent person to be recruited by the US army was Bhagat Singh Thind. He was recruited in 1918.
  • The first India born scholar to win Newbery medal in United States was Dhan Gopal Mukerji.
]]> http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/the-first-india-to-become-member-of-united-states-congress-610.htm/feed 0 The first Indian boxer to clinch a gold medal at the inter-continental President's Cup http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/the-first-indian-boxer-to-clinch-a-gold-medal-at-the-inter-continental-presidents-cup-370.htm http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/the-first-indian-boxer-to-clinch-a-gold-medal-at-the-inter-continental-presidents-cup-370.htm#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:46:17 +0000 admin http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/?p=370 Suranjoy wins gold at President’s Cup boxing
Asian champion Suranjoy Singh has become the first Indian boxer to clinch a gold medal at the inter-continental President’s Cup. He out-punched Frenchman Nordine Oubaali 8-1 in the flyweight (51kg) final, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 22-year-old Manipuri’s triumph also fetched him US $3,000 at the prestigious season-ending event, where confederations from Asia, America, Africa, Europe and Oceania are pitted against each other.

]]> http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/the-first-indian-boxer-to-clinch-a-gold-medal-at-the-inter-continental-presidents-cup-370.htm/feed 0 First Indian Nobel Prize winner http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/first-indian-nobel-prize-winner-107.htm http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/first-indian-nobel-prize-winner-107.htm#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:31:57 +0000 admin http://www.generalknowledgetoday.com/General-Knowledge-Current-Affairs/?p=107 First Indian Nobel Prize winner: Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first
Indian to win Nobel Prize. He won it for literature (Gitanjali) in 1913.

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