- Actress to win Padma Shri Award — Nargis Dutt (1958)
- Bharat Ratna Award winner — C. Rajagopalachari (1954)
- Miss World — Reita Faria (1966)
- Field Marshal — S.H.F.J. Manekshaw (1973)
- Elected President — S. Radhakrishnan (1962-67)
- Cosmonaut — Rakesh Sharma (1984)
- Chief Justice of India — Harilal J. Kania (1950-51)
- Chief Election Commissioner — Sukumar Sen (1950-58)
- Chairman of Rajya Sabha — S.V. Krishnamoorthy (1952)
- Woman to swim the English Channel — Arati Saha (1959)
- Woman Jnanpith Award winner — Ashapurna Devi (1976)
- Woman IPS officer — Kiran Bedi (1974)
- Woman Governor — Sarojini Naidu (1947)
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