Damodar joined the Society in 1879, giving up his caste, and in 1880, he officially became a Buddhist while in Sri Lanka, along with Henry Steel Olcott and H. P. Blavatsky.
Damodar blev medlem omkring august 1879, og opgave sin kaste, og i 1880 blev han officielt Buddhist da han var i Sri Lanka sammen med Henry Steel Olcott og H. P. Blavatsky.