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Left to right : Milkha Singh, Sushmita Sen, Mary Kom, Mahesh Bhupati and emcee Gauhar Khan

Photo caption: Milkha Singh, Sushmita Sen, Mary Kom and Mahesh Bhupati at the naming ceremony of Karnika, India’s first premium cruise ship from Jalesh cruises.

Karnika marked the occasion while celebrating the achievements of five Indians who are credited to bring international fame to the country by being the first ones to achieve pinnacle in their fields. The personalities included, Mr. Milkha Singh, first Indian Athlete to win a Gold at Commonwealth Games (1958), Shri. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, ZEE & Essel Group, the first Indian to launch a private satellite TV channel (1992), Actor Ms. Sushmita Sen, the first Indian Miss Universe (1994), Mr. Mahesh Bhupati, first Indian to win Grand Slam Tournament (1997) and Ms. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games (2014).