--By Upashana Neupane
Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Ratish Chandra Lal Suman, likes to describe himself as a ‘positive’ person. Suman has always been positive regarding life and the people around him. A modest and calm person by nature, he tries hard to manage as much as time he could for his family despite his tight business schedule. “I try my best to take my home and my office parallel,” he shares.
Suman thinks that it’s even harder when one is at the peak of his/her career to balance his/her family and office together. And stresses on the role of family also in understanding one’s professional needs. “My family does complain of my busy schedule but at the same time also understands it,” he shares.
Whatever free time Suman gets, he shares it with his family that comprises of his wife and three children. He spends this time at home as well as on outing with them.
When it comes to travelling, Suman has a deep love to visit heritage sites. “I love places with historical values,” he shares while adding that Paris is among his most loved places. Out of his many trips, Suman remembers his recent trip to Dubai as the most memorable one. “Desert drive in Dubai was something worth doing once,” he shares, “It was the most unforgettable thing I’ve done so far.”
Apart from that, Suman has his love for reading books too. He loves reading informative books. “I read the books, which increase my general knowledge”, he shares. He shares that he often reads encyclopaedia and even the I.Q books of his children. “The Earth” by Oxford publication is what Suman is currently going through.
Suman in his good old days used to play badminton but has given up now days. However, he loves watching Cricket and follows it on regular basis.
Suman’s taste in music can be recognised in his love for old songs. Tara Devi and Narayan Gopal are among his favourites and he listens to them whenever he gets time and whenever he feels the desire to. He particularly likes Gazals and his present day favourite is Anju Panta.
Suman who was a teacher by profession before joining CAAN, thinks that he would probably teaching somewhere if had not joined CAAN.
Largely inspired by his elder brother, Suman believes in destiny. “Everything comes at a right time and no one gets more than his fate,” he opines.
