Vasant Sathe
| Vasant Sathe | |
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| Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
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In office 1980–1982 |
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| Member of Parliament from Akola (Lok Sabha constituency) | |
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In office 1972–1977 |
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| Member of Parliament from Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency) | |
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In office 1980–1991 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 March 1925 Nasik, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 23 September 2011 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Jayashree expired |
| Children | two daughters one son |
| Residence | Nagpur Maharashtra at present Gurgaon near Delhi |
| Website | www |
Vasant Purushottam Sathe (born 5 March 1925 – 23 September 2011) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party. He was a lawyer by training and became a parliamentarian in 1972 and a cabinet minister during the 1980s. He was a socialist and came to prominence in the congress after Indira Gandhi split the party for a second time in 1978. He was also known for his tenure as Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting when he initiated the process which led to Indian television moving into colour broadcasting for the Asian Games 1984 and Hum Log the first colour Indian soap-opera.
He died following a heart attack on 23 September 2011 in Gurgaon, India. He complained of chest pain late in the evening and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Late Vasant Purushottam Sathe was born on 5 March 1925 at Nashik, Maharashtra, to Purushottam Sathe. He died in peace on 23 September 2011.
He received his early education at Bhonsla Military School, Nashik, and did his masters in Economics and Political Science at Nagpur Mahavidyalaya, followed by a degree in Law at Morris College, Nagpur University.
Sathe joined the Socialist Party upon at its inception in 1948 after which he joined the Congress. He made his debut as a Member of Parliament in 1972 for the Akola constituency in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. In the 1980s he moved to the Wardha constituency. Sathe worked as a Union Cabinet minister for the Government of India. He is known for his candidness on issues of critical concern to the country and his unconventional lifestyle. He propagated the Presidential form of government for India.
He was a member of the Consultative Committee of the Planning commission in 1972 before holding key portfolios as the Union Minister of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 1980, Chemicals and Fertilizers in 1982, Steel, Mines & Coal in 1985, Energy in 1986, and Communications from 1988–1989.
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