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Anandi Gopal Joshi has been honoured with a Google doodle on what would have been her 153rd birthday.

The all-green doodle on the internet's most famous webpage honours India's first female doctor who tragically died from tuberculoses aged just 21.

The doodle was created by Bangalore-based artist Kashmira Sarode who used it to imagine Joshi celebrating her degree.

It is being displayed on Google's homepage in various parts of the world, including the UK, India, Canada and both Australia and New Zealand.

(Image: Wikipedia)

Not only was Joshi India’s first female doctor, but she was only 19 years old at the time she journeyed to the United States.

Who was Anandi Gopal Joshi?

(Image: Wikipedia)

Joshi was born in 1865 in Kalyan, India. She was married at the age of nine, as was the custom in 19th century India.

Her husband encouraged her to continue her education and her interest in medicine.

At sixteen, battling ill-health but determined to succeed, Joshi set sail for America.

She earned her medical degree from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (now known as Drexel University College of Medicine) and returned to India with dreams of opening a medical college for women.

"Joshi’s young life was tragically cut short when she died of tuberculosis before her 22nd birthday," explained the Google team.

"However, her legacy and the path she paved for generations of women continues today. Interestingly, even a crater on Venus is named after her!"