Agencies
Google on Saturday created a special Doodle to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of Thane-born Anandi Gopal Joshi, regarded as India's first US-trained female medico.
The Goodle, designed by Kashmira Sarode of Bengaluru, depicts a young sari-clad Anandi, with a heavy Maharashtrian nose-ring and a prominent bindi.
She is seen in the Doodle holding aloft her medical degree, sporting a stethoscope. The pallu (veil) of her sari is aflutter in the breeze as if in cheerful celebrations of her medical achievement, all at the age of 19.
In the background is the stark ground-plus-two-storied building of her alma-mater in Pennsylvania and her purported humble abode in coastal Maharashtra with typical cottages and a swaying coconut tree.
Originally named 'Yamuna', she was born on March 31, 1865 in Kalyan town in today's Thane district, around 50 kms north of Mumbai. She was married off aged nine to a widower, Gopalrao Joshi, who worked as a postal clerk. |
