Bhanu Athaiya was the First Indian to Get an Oscar. She won the award for the Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi in 1982. Bhanu Athaiya has been associated with the Hindi Film Industry for more than 50 years. She was born as Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye in Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
Unknown - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) does not publicly disclose its membership; however, in 2007, a press release announced the names of those who have been invited to join and that it has just under 6,000 voting members. New membership proposals are considered annually. All members must be invited to join by the Board of Governors. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination, or a member may submit a name based on other significant contribution to the field of motion pictures. Actors constitute the largest voting bloc, approximatley 22%.
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An acronym is a collection of letters created by using the first letter for each of a series of words. AMPAS is an acronym that stands for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Douglas Fairbanks
Kalpana Chowla. She was, not only the first American-Indian in space, but the first woman in space as well.
Sachin Tendulkar
An acronym is a collection of letters created by using the first letter for each of a series of words. AMPAS is an acronym that stands for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Meghnath saha
g.k. gokhle
Squanto was the famous the first Thanksgiving Indian that assisted the Pilgrims the first few years. He was a member of the Patuxent tribe.
MRS. Indira Gandhi
sachin tendulkar
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dadabhai naoroji
Meghnath saha
An Indian is anyone who has native ancestry.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Douglas Fairbanks