θˈaʊdəm dˈæmədˌɑːɹ sˈɪŋ, ðˈɛn æz ɐ stˈuːdənt æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ˈɜːvaɪn hæd ɐ vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd fɹˈɛnd ɪn ɹˈeɪ ɹˌæmɐnˈændə dˈɑːsə, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ stˈuːdənt ʌv bˌæktɪvɪdˈæntə swˈɑːmi pɹˌæbhjuːpˈɑːdə.
Thoudam Damodar Singh, then as a student at the University of California, Irvine had a very good friend in Ray Ramananda Dasa, who became a student of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.