Vasant Sathe

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Vasant Sathe
Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)
In office
1980–1991
Personal details
Born(1925-03-05)5 March 1925
British India
Died23 September 2011(2011-09-23) (aged 86)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseJayashree Sathe
Children3
Residence(s)Nagpur, Maharashtra
Websitewww.vasantsathe.com

Vasant Purushottam Sathe (5 March 1925 – 23 September 2011) was an Indian politician of the

Hum Log the first colour Indian soap-opera.[1][2][3]

Early life

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

He received his early education at Bhonsla Military School,

Nagpur University
.

Political career

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

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
]

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.

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.

In 2005 he released his auto-biography Memoirs of a Rationalist on his 81st birthday.[4]

Personal life

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.

He died following a heart attack on 23 September 2011 in Gurugram, India. He complained of chest pain late in the evening and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.[5]

Books

  • Towards Social Revolution: A Case for Economic Democracy, Vikas Pub., 1985.
    ISBN 0-7069-2580-7
    .
  • Restructuring of Public Sector in India, Vikas Pub. House, 1989.
  • National government: agenda for a new India, UBS Publishers Distributors, 1991.
    ISBN 81-85273-66-9
    .
  • Two Swords in One Scabbard: a Case for Presidential Form of Parliamentary Democracy, NIB Publishers, 1989.
  • Tax Without Tears: For Economic Independence and National Integration,
  • The Challenge of Change: Key Issues for a Developing Society, Allied Publishers, 1989.
  • India to be a Global Power.
  • Memoirs of a Rationalist, Om Books International, 2005.
    ISBN 81-87107-40-5
    .

References

  1. MiD DAY
    , 18 September 2005.
  2. The Telegraph
    6 May 2005.
  3. ^ Lok Sabha Previous Members Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Lok Sabha.
  4. Indian Express
    , 6 March 2005.
  5. ^ Congress veteran Vasant Sathe dead Hindustan Times.

External links

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