It was her fifth medal at the World Championships, which is the joint highest in women's singles in the history of the tournament along with Xhang Ning of China.
PV Sindhu dominated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara and won the match 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes in a one-sided final in Basel.
Two-time silver medallist PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold by thrashing familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara.
It was a performance worthy of gold and more, as PV Sindhu finally shed the demons of her previous losses in the finals to become the World Champion.
World Champion PV Sindhu has said that she was 'angry' and 'sad' after failing to win the World Championships final last year and wanted to answer with her game.
PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win world championship gold. PV Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-7, 21-7 to lift the women's singles title
PV Sindhu's mother said her daughter always gave her birthday gifts. "This time she has given a great gift to me and to the nation," said Vijaya, a former national level volleyball player.
Apart from Sindhu, BAI also announced Rs 5 Lakh cash reward for World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth.
As the Indian national anthem reverberated across the St Jakobshalle stadium here, Sindhu stood at the podium with moist eyes.
Olympic silver medallist Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in a one-sided summit clash in Basel, Switzerland, to clinch her and India's maiden gold in the World Championships.
Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-7, 21-7 to lift the women's singles title in Basel, Switzerland.
Andhra Pradesh CM wished that the Hyderabad girl's winning streak continues.
"This means a lot, it is a big win. I had lost in the finals in the last two editions," said Sindhu in an on-court interview after the match.
PM Modi said in a tweet that the "stupendously talented" Sindhu's success will "inspire generations of players."
It was Sindhu's fifth World Championships medal -- joint-most for a woman singles player with former Olympics and world champion Zhang Ning of China -- to go with the two successive silvers and a couple of bronze medals.
PV Sindhu dominated the show and beat Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 to clinch maiden gold in BWF World Championships final.
PV Sindhu reached her third consecutive BWF World Championship final after beating World No. 3 Chen Yufei 21-7 21-14 in the semi-finals.
Sindhu will face either 2013 world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand or 2017 winner Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the summit clash on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Indian, an Olympic silver medallist, will take on the winner of the match between China's Chen Yu Fei and Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt on Saturday.
PV Sindhu will take on Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying in a much-anticipated women's singles quarterfinal contest at the BWF World Championships.
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