| Symbol | Meaning |
| Black Arm Band | Sign Of Mourning, In Protest |
| Black Flag | Protest |
| A Blind Fold Woman Holdinh Balance | Justice |
| Dove | Peace |
| Gopuram | Symbol Of Tamil Nadu Government |
| Green Light | Line Clear Signal |
| Red Light | Stop, Danger Or Emergency |
| Lotus | Culture Or Civilisation |
| Maharaja | Air India |
| Flag Flown Half-Mast | National Mourning |
| Flag Upside Down | Distress |
| Olive Branch | Peace |
| Red Flag | Revolution Danger |
| Red Cross | Hospital/Medical Services |
| Inverted Red Triangle | Family Planning |
| Stars And Stripes (Old Glory) | National Flag Of U.S.A |
| Tricolor With Chakra | National Flag Of India |
| Two Bones Kept Cross In Upper Quadrant Of A Skull | Danger |
| Union Jack | National Flag Of U.K |
| Hammer And Sickle | National Flag Of Russia |
| Yellow Flag | Sign Of Carrying Infectious Person, Show On Ships |
| White Flag | Truce |
| Wheel | Progress |
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Symbols and Meanings
First Indian Woman
| Field | Person |
| First Prime Minister | Mrs. Indira Gandhi |
| First Chief Minister Of State | Mrs. Sucheta Kripalini |
| First Minister | Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| First Central Minister | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| First Speaker Of Lok Sabha | Mrs. Shanno Devi |
| First Governor Of A State | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu |
| First President Of Indian National Congress | Dr. Annie Besant |
| First Indian President Of Indian National Congress | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu |
| First President Of UN General Assembly | Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| First To Become Marine Engineer | Sonali Banerjee |
| First To Become Railway Engine Driver | Surekha Yadav |
| First Dalit Woman Chief Minister Of An Indian State | Mrs. Mayavathi (U.P) |
| First Dalit Woman To Become The Speaker Of A State Assembly In India | Prathiba Bharathi (Andhra Pradesh) |
| First Muslim To Sit On The Throne Of Delhi | Razia Sultan |
| First To Swim Across The English Channel | Mrs. Arati Gupta |
| First To Climb Mount Everest | Bachhendri Pal |
| First To Circumnavigate (Sail Round The World) | Ujwala Rai |
| First IAS Officer | Anna George Malhotra |
| First IPS Officer | Kiran Bedi |
| First Advocate | Cornelia Sorabji |
| First Judge And Became Judge Of High Court | Anna Chandi |
| First Judge Of Supreme Court | Ms. M. Fathima Beevi |
| First Chief Justice Of High Court | Ms. Leila Seth |
| First Doctor | Kadambini Ganguli |
| First Editor Of English Newspaper | Dina Vakil |
| First Chief Engineer | Mrs. P.K. Thresia |
| First To Receive A Sena Medal | Constable Bimla Devi (88 BN of CRPF)-1990 |
| Youngest To Climb Mount Everest | Dicky Dolma (19) From manali - 1993 |
| First To Climb Mount Everest Two Times | Santosh Yadav (ITBF Officer)-1993 |
| First Magistrate | Mrs. Omana Kunjamma |
| First To Win Noble Prize | Mother Teresa |
| First To Be Crowned Miss India | Reita Faria |
| First To Be Crowned Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen |
| First To Be Crowned Miss World | Reita Faria |
First Indian Men
| Field | Person |
| First Indian To Swim Across The English Channel | Mihir Sen |
| First To Climb Mount Everest | Tenzing Norgay |
| First To Climb Mount Everest Without Oxyzen | Phy Dorjee |
| First Indian To Climb Mount Everest Twice | Nwang Gombu |
| First Indian To Join I.C.S (I.C.S Is Now I.A.S) | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
| First Indian To Get Nobel Prize | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| First Indian In Space (First Indian Cosmonaut) | Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma |
| First And The Last Governor General Of Free India | C. Rajagopalachari |
| First President Of India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| First Vice-President Of India | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| First Muslim President Of India | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| First Sikh President Of India | Giani Zail Singh |
| First Prime Minister | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| First Speaker Of Lok Sabha | G.V. Mavlankar |
| First Chief Justice Of India | Justice H.L. Kania |
| First President Of Indian National Congress | W.C. Banerjee |
| First Indian To Become Member Of Viceroy's Executive Council | Lord S.P. Singh |
| First Indian To Become President Of International Court Of Justice | Dr. Nagendra Singh |
| First Emperor Of Moghul Dynasty | Babar |
| First Field Marshal | S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
| First Indian Commander-In-Chief Of India | Gen. K.M. Cariappa |
| First Chief Of The Army Staff (Indian) | Sinhji |
| First Chief Of The Naval Staff (Indian) | Vice Admiral R.D. Katari |
| First Chief Of The Air Force Staff (Indian) | Subroto Mukherjee |
| Firt Indian In British Parliament | Dada Bhai Nauroji |
| First Indian Recipient Of Victoria Cross (Highest Award Before Independence) | Khudada Khan |
| First Indian To Circumnavigate The Globe | Lt. Col K.S. Rao |
| First Indian To Reach The South Pole | Col J.K. Bajaj (1989) |
| First Indian High Court Judge | Justice Syed Mehamod (1879) |
| First Indian To Make A Solo Air Flight | JRD Tata |
| First Indian To Visit England | Raja Rammohan Roy (1832) |
| First Indian Member Of House Of Lords (British) | Lord S.P. Sinha |
| First Bar-At-Law | J.M. Tagore |
| First Chairman Of Rajya Sabha | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1952-62) |
| First Indian Test Cricketer | K.S. Ranjitsinji |
| First Air Marshall | Arjan Singh |
| First Judge To Face Impeachment In The Lok Sabha | Justice V. Ramaswami (1993) |
| Fastest Shorthand Writer | Dr. G.D. bhist (250 wpm) |
| First Indian Cricketer To Take 10 Wickets In A Test Innings | Anil Kumble |
| First Cricketer Indian To Make 50 Test Match Centuries | Sachin Tendulkar |
| First Cricketer Indian To Make Triple Century In A Test Innings | Virendra Sehwag |
| First Cricketer Indian To Make Double Century In One Day International Cricket | Sachin Tendulkar |
Nobel Prize Winners Of 2010
About Nobel Prize
Established by Alfred Nobel, Nobel prizes started in 1901 to encourage scientific experiments, promote emerging technologies, creative literature and world peace. They are given every year for worldwide achievements in Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and for Peace. The Nobel prize is administered by Nobel Foundation, Sweden. In 1968, an additional prize for Economics was added in memory of Alfred Nobel.
Nobel Prize includes an award, Nobel diploma and a cash prize. The prize money is distributed from the interest generated from funds originally initiated by Alfred Nobel. For 2010, the prize money is stipulated at Swedish kronor (SEK) 10 million per full Nobel Prize equivalent to 1.5 mil USD.
| Name | Field |
| Robert G Edwards | Physiology or Medicine |
| Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov | Physics |
| Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki | Chemistry |
| Mario Vargas Llosa | Literature |
| Liu Xiaobo | Peace |
| Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides | Economics |
Nobel Prize Winners Of India
Indian Nobel Prize Winners
India has its own share of Nobel Prize winners over the decades in several fields.
The Nobel Prize is the most respected award the world over and here is a list of those Indians who have won this award and made the country proud.
The Nobel Prize is the most respected award the world over and here is a list of those Indians who have won this award and made the country proud.
| Name | Field | Year |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Literature | 1913 |
| Dr. C.V Raman | Physics | 1930 |
| Dr. Hargovind Khurana | Medicine | 1968 |
| Mother Teresa | Peace | 1979 |
| Dr. S. Chandrashekhar | Physics | 1983 |
| Dr. Amartya Sen | Economics | 1999 |
| V.S. Naipaul | Literature | 2001 |
| Venkatraman Ramakrishnan | Chemistry | 2009 |
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