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| name = Vasant Sathe<br />
| image = <br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|3|5|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nasik]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|9|23|1925|3|5|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = <br />
| constituency = <br />
| office = Union Minister of [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]]<br />
| term = 1980–1982<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
| term1 = 1972–1977<br />
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
| term2 = 1980–1991<br />
| office3 = <br />
| term3 = <br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] <br />
| spouse = Jayashree expired<br />
| children = Two daughters one son<br />
| residence = Originally: [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]] At the time of death: [[Gurgaon]] near [[Delhi]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.vasantsathe.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''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 [[Television in India|Indian television]] moving into colour broadcasting for the Asian Games 1982 and ''[[Hum Log (TV series)|Hum Log]]'' the first colour Indian soap-opera.<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2005/sep/118953.htm Vasant Sathe's colourful past] [[MiD DAY]], 18 September 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050506/asp/opinion/story_4700421.asp A tryst with Destiny] [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] 6 May 2005.</ref><ref>[http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx Lok Sabha Previous Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616190202/http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx |date=16 June 2008 }} [[Lok Sabha]].</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Vasant Purushottam Sathe was born on 5 March 1925 at [[Nashik]], Maharashtra, to Purushottam Sathe.<br />
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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]].<br />
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==Political career==<br />
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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]] constituency in the [[Vidarbha]] region of Maharashtra. In the 1980s he moved to the [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Wardha]] constituency. He won from Wardha in 1980, 1984 and 1989, but lost in 1991 and 1996. 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}}<br />
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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 (India)|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.<br />
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He was also the Chairman of Indo-Japan Study Committee from 1992–95 and became President of the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] in 1993. He has represented India at [[UNESCO]], the World Peace Congress and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.<br />
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In 2005 he released his auto-biography ''Memoirs of a Rationalist'' on his 81st birthday.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=120215 Rationalist take on politics: Vasant Sathe turns 81 with a book release] [[Indian Express]], 6 March 2005.</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Sathe married the late Jayshree Sathe on 7 February 1949. He has 3 children: Two daughters Suhas and Suniti and a son, Subhash who is an industrialist at Gurgaon near Delhi.<br />
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He died following a heart attack on 23 September 2011 in [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]], India. He complained of chest pain late in the evening and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100956/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Congress-veteran-Vasant-Sathe-dead/H1-Article1-749372.aspx Congress veteran Vasant Sathe dead] [[Hindustan Times]].</ref><br />
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==Books==<br />
* ''Towards Social Revolution: A Case for Economic Democracy'', Vikas Pub., 1985. {{ISBN|0-7069-2580-7}}.<br />
* ''Restructuring of Public Sector in India'', Vikas Pub. House, 1989.<br />
* ''National government: agenda for a new India'', UBS Publishers Distributors, 1991. {{ISBN|81-85273-66-9}}.<br />
* ''Two Swords in One Scabbard: a Case for Presidential Form of Parliamentary Democracy'', NIB Publishers, 1989.<br />
* ''Tax Without Tears: For Economic Independence and National Integration'',<br />
* ''The Challenge of Change: Key Issues for a Developing Society'', Allied Publishers, 1989.<br />
* ''India to be a Global Power''.<br />
* ''Memoirs of a Rationalist'', Om Books International, 2005. {{ISBN|81-87107-40-5}}.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://164.100.24.209/newls/biodata_1_12/2235.htm 9th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile: Vasant Sathe] [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000527/inter.htm Interview with Vasant Sathe] at [[Indian Express]]<br />
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