215- First in Kerala

First Governor - Dr.B.Ramakrishna Rao

First Chief Minister - E.M.S Namboothiripadu

First Legislative Assembly Speaker - R.Sankaranarayanan Thampi

First Chief Justice - Justice K.T.Kosi

First Woman High Court Judge - Anna Chandi

First Woman Magistrate - Omana Kunjamma

First Woman Minister - K.R.Gauri Amma

First woman Parliament Member - Aani Mascreen

First woman Legislative Assembly Member - Thottakkadu Madhavi Amma

First woman Chief Secretary - Padma Ramachandran

First woman Police station - Kozhikode

First woman IPS Officer - Sreelekha

First woman IAS Officer - Anna Malhotra

First woman Chief Engineer - P.K.Thresya

First woman’s magazine - Keraleeya Suguna Bodhini

First general election - 1957

First University - Kerala University

First Medical College - Thiruvananthapuram

First Engineering College - Thiruvananthapuram

First College - CMS College, Kottayam (1840)

First English School - Mattancherry (1818)

First Malayalam News magazine - Kavana Kaumudi

First Limited Company - Punaloor Paper mill

First Hydro electric project - Pallivasal

First Diesel electric project - Brahmapuram

First windmill electric station - Kanjikkottu (Palakkad)

First railway service - Thirur – Beppur

First airlines service - Thiruvananthapuram –Mumbai (1935)

First Bank - Nedungadi Bank, Kozhikode (1899)

First Post office - Alappuzha (1857)

First radio station - Thiruvananthapuram

First hanging bridge - Punaloor

First electric train - Ernakulam – Shornnur

First Jew church - Mattancherry (first in India)

First computer centre - Kochi

First bird park - Thattekkadu (Malayattoor)

First museum - Thiruvananthapuram (1853)

First Concrete bridge - Karamana (Thiruvananthapuram 1900)

First coir factory - Alappuzha Daras Company (1859)

First Government hospital - Civil Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram

First Rubber plantation - Nilamboor (1896)

First newspaper - Rajya Samacharan (1847)

First novel - Kundalatha (Appu Nedungadi)

Director of first talky movie in Malayalam - S.Nottani

First Malayalam novel filmed - Marthanda Varma

First child friendly district - Ernakulam

Fist wildlife sanctuary - Periyar sanctuary

First library - Thiruvananthapuram

First Malayalam film dubbed in another language - Jeevitha Nouka

First recipient of Malayalam film State Award - Kumara Sambhavam

First congress chief minister - R.Sankar

First case-less village - Varavoor Panchayat (Thrissur)

First Diwan of Travancore - Raja Kesava Dasan

First Panchayat that won Swaraj Trophy - Vallikkunnu (Malappuram)

First Techno park - Thiruvananthapuram

First Malayalee who appeared in postal stamps - Sree Narayana Guru

First Medical science magazine - Dhanwanthiri

First autobiographer in Malayalam - Vaikkathu Pachumoothathu

First neo realistic cinema - Newspaper boy

First Malayalee president of Indian National Congress - Sir.C.Sankaran Nairv First Malayalee Member in UPSC - Dr.K.G.Adiyodi

First person who won D.Lit in Kerala University - C.P.Ramaswami

First Malayalee President of Indian Medical Council - Dr.C.O.Karunakaran

First Malayalee Director of VSSC - G.Madhavan Nair

First Communist to become Chief Minister through ballot paper - EMS Namboothiripadu

First Malayalam film that won President’s Gold medal - Chemmeen

First Malayalam film that won President’s Silver medal - Neelakuyil

First book printed in Malayalam - Horthoos Malabaricus

First Malayalee who won Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - K.M.Beenamol

First collection of Malayalam poems - Vellinakshtram (M.P.Appan)

First church leader who won Padmasree - Kardinal Antony Padiyara

First Co-operative Medical College - Pariyaram Medical College

First Sports Council President - Col.Godavarma Raja

First and last Prime Minister of Thiru-Kochi - Paravoor T.K.Narayana Pillai-(1890-1971)

Sri Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai (Paravur T. K.) became the first Chief Minister to the Newly formed Travancore Cochin state under Indian Union. He was a freedom fighter during British Raj in India, a man of deep convictions. He became the Travancore-Cochin secretary of the Indian National Congress in 1932, and its president in 1938. He was born March 25 1890, in North Paravur.

He was educated at the Union Christian College in Alwaye, Ernakulam district and graduated in Bachelor of Arts in 1911. He was unanimously elected the leader of the Indian national congress legislative party. He assumed charge as the Chief Minister (Premier) from 1'st July, 1949.

His ministry fell on 1'st March, 1951 due to political friction between two of the heavy weights in Travancore-Cochin state at that time, Sri Panampilli Govinda Menon and Sri E.John Philipose.He also was the food, labour and education minister during the next ministry which was headed by C. Kesavan, but it was short-lived as he resigned from that post on 5'th of september, 1951 due to differences with the Chief minister, C. Kesavan.

In 1952 he stood for the Indian parliament elections of and lost it from the Chirayankeezhu constituency in Thiruvananthapuram district. After this defeat he retired from politics and mainly spend his time writing articles mostly for newspapers. He was bed ridden for many years with arthritis until he died at the age of eighty.

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