16 Facts About Vasant Sathe

Vasant Purushottam Sathe was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party.

Vasant Sathe was a lawyer by training and became a parliamentarian in 1972 and a cabinet minister during the 1980s.

Vasant Sathe was a socialist and came to prominence in the congress after Indira Gandhi split the party for a second time in 1978.

Vasant Sathe was 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 1982 and Hum Log the first colour Indian soap-opera.

Vasant Purushottam Sathe was born on 5 March 1925 at Nashik, Maharashtra, to Purushottam Sathe.

Vasant Sathe 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.

Vasant Sathe made his debut as a Member of Parliament in 1972 for the Akola constituency in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Vasant Sathe won from Wardha in 1980,1984 and 1989, but lost in 1991 and 1996.

Vasant Sathe worked as a Union Cabinet minister for the Government of India.

Vasant Sathe is known for his candidness on issues of critical concern to the country and his unconventional lifestyle.

Vasant Sathe propagated the Presidential form of government for India.

Vasant Sathe has represented India at UNESCO, the World Peace Congress and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Vasant Sathe married the late Jayshree Vasant Sathe on 7 February 1949.

Vasant Sathe has 3 children: Two daughters Suhas and Suniti and a son, Subhash who is an industrialist at Gurgaon near Delhi.

Vasant Sathe died following a heart attack on 23 September 2011 in Gurugram, India.

Vasant Sathe complained of chest pain late in the evening and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.