sˈiːɪŋ hɪz ædvˈɚsᵻɾi, sɹˌiː θˈɑːktʃəm jˈædæv sˈɪŋ, hɪz pɹˈaɪmɚɹi skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɚ, ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt hɪz kˈɑːliːɡ sɹˌiː θˈaʊdəm kəɹˈɑːni sˈɪŋ ænd ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd tə hˈɛlp θˈaʊdəm dˈæmədˌɑːɹ.
Seeing his adversity, Sri Thokchom Yadav Singh, his primary school teacher, approached his colleague Sri Thoudam Kerani Singh and requested to help Thoudam Damodar.