 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 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.