Rishabh Sambyal reveals sacrifices he made while serving as President Murmu’s ADC
Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal discusses the personal sacrifices made during his three-year tenure as Aide-de-Camp to President Droupadi Murmu. He highlights the strict professional requirements, including a prohibition on marriage, which ultimately led him to step away from the military.
Why it matters
It provides a rare, humanizing look at the high-pressure, restrictive nature of elite military service roles supporting the highest office in India.
For three years, Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal’s life revolved around one person and one responsibility. As President Droupadi Murmu’s Aide-de-Camp, his days were governed by schedules, security protocols and the constant expectation that he should be where he was needed, often before anyone else even thought of it. Even the smallest details around the President could become part of his responsibility.But there was one part of his personal life that the job affected in a far more permanent way.Speaking to Raj Shamani on the Figuring Out podcast, Sambyal opened up about what he described as the biggest sacrifice of those three years.“I couldn’t go out as a normal human being”The former Special Forces officer did not describe the experience as something he regretted. Instead, he spoke about it as a trade-off- one that came with a prestigious and demanding responsibility.
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