23 sept 2011
Born in Nashik and educated in Nagpur in Maharashtra, Sathe had authored several books and was living a retired life since over a decade in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of the capital.
Sathe served as the information and broadcasting minister during the Asian Games in 1982 and it was thanks to his efforts that Indian television switched from black-and-white to colour.
Vasant Sathe dead
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and former union minister Vasant P. Sathe died late Friday evening, according to official sources. He was 86.
Sathe was a widower and is survived by a son Subhash and two daughters, Suhas and Suniti.
Born in Nashik and educated in Nagpur in Maharashtra, Sathe had authored several books and was living a retired life since over a decade in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of the capital.
Sathe served as the information and broadcasting minister during the Asian Games in 1982 and it was thanks to his efforts that Indian television switched from black-and-white to colour.
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