Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865–1887), recognized as the first Indian woman to earn a medical degree in Western medicine. Born Yamuna in Kalyan, Maharashtra, she was married at the age of nine to Gopalrao Joshi, a widower twenty years her senior, who renamed her Anandi. Motivation: At 14, she gave birth to a son who died after just ten days due to a lack of medical care. This personal tragedy, along with her husband's strong support for her education, inspired her to become a physician. In 1883, she tr