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| name = Vasant Joshi<br />
| image = Vasant Joshi.jpeg<br />
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| caption = Portrait of Vasant Joshi<br />
| birth_name = Vasant Subrai Joshi<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|5|27|df=y}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|12|27|1921|5|27|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]], [[Portuguese Goa]]<br />
| death_place = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]], [[Goa]]<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| spouse = <br />
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| occupation = Businessman<br />
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| party = [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]]<br />
| awards = <br />
| office1 = Member of [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Mormugao Assembly constituency|Mormugao]]<br />
| predecessor1 = Gajanan Patil<br />
| successor1 = [[Sheikh Hassan Haroon]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1972<br />
| term_end1 = 1977<br />
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'''Vasant Subrai Joshi''' (27 May 1921 – 27 December 2013) was an Indian politician and businessman from Goa, who was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) representing the [[Mormugao Assembly constituency]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Vasant Subrai Joshi was born on 27 May 1921 in [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]], [[Portuguese Goa]].<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13">{{Cite news |date=2013-12-29 |title=Ex-Mormugao MLA dead |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ex-mormugao-mla-dead/articleshow/28067398.cms |access-date=2025-03-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
===Politics===<br />
Joshi was elected as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Mormugao Assembly constituency]] between 1972 and 1977.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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===Business===<br />
Joshi operated multiple businesses in Vasco, including the dealership of a popular car brand.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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===Education===<br />
After the [[Liberation of Goa]], Vasco had no college. Joshi thus set up the Mormugao Education Society (MES) college in Joshi building, Vasco, on 14 June 1972. The college was later shifted to Zuarinagar.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Joshi and his family are linked to the [[Vasco Saptah]]. Every year, Joshi would place the shreefal ({{Translation|blessed coconut}}) in front of the statue of Lord Damodar at the Joshi house, signifying the beginning of the festival.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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He had two daughters and five sons.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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During the events of [[Operation Vijay (1961)|Operation Vijay]], Joshi offered his home as shelter to the common public of the city of Vasco.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Joshi died on 27 December 2013 at the SMRC Hospital, Chicalim, after a brief illness. His body was cremated at the Khariwada crematorium on 28 December, with hundreds in attendance.<ref name="ToIJoshiDead13" /><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
The MES College was renamed to MES Vasant Joshi College in 2023.<ref name="GoanGuv">{{Cite web |date=11 February 2023 |title=Educational institutions must protect interest of locals: Guv |url=https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/educational-institutions-must-protect-interest-of-locals-guv/95126.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The Goan}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1921 births]]<br />
[[Category:2013 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Goa, Daman and Diu MLAs 1972–1977]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]</div>AnkuMalik