Kartik Chandra Nan, a student and a colleague of Brahmabandhab wrote in Sophia and Twentieth Century magazine on 6th Aug, 1933, contradicting the statement published in Modern Review by Ramananda that the School (Brahmacharyashram) was at Santiniketan by the joint initiative of Rabindranath and Brahmabandhab. At the corner of Santiniketan there was a three roomed building where the School was started. At that time he himself used to teach Mira and Sami some sort of drawing. Though that was not within the perview of the School discipline.Mrinalini was ill and she was at Calcutta. Samindranath was brought to Santiniketan on 13th Nov., 2002, by Subodh Chandra Majumdar. That was a mental setback causing Mrinalini from her sleep. She complained about this to Hemalata Devi. When Mrinalini Devi was bed ridden her aunt (pisima), Rajlakshmi Devi came to her family to look after Mira and Sami who were child at that time. Mrinalini Devi died on 29th Nov. 1902 when her second daughter of Renuka, was ill. She was taken to Hazaribagh for a change of weather A big team accompanied her. Mira and Sami were in that team.Rabindranath constructed a seperate building with straw roof outside the area of the Ashram for living with his family. It was known as 'Natun bari'. Mrinalini Devi died before it was formally opened. Rajlakshmi Devi, after the death of Renuka, began to stay here with Mira and Sami. When Renuka was in Almorah Mira and Sami remained with their Mejama (wife of Satyendranath) at Ballygunge.
The poetries of 'Sishu' was written in a new manuscript. The book where it was written was probably belonged to Nalinibala Roychoudhury. On the book it was written with a bad handwriting all the names of Srimati Nalinibala Devi, Renuka, Rajlakshmi,Atasilata Devi (Mira), Samindranath, Rabindranath and Rathindranath. The manuscript was presented to the poet Satyendranath Dutta by Rabindranath. Satyendranath in the page no. 76 wrote, 'The kabya grantha namely Sishu was gifted to me by Rabindranath Thakur.' Satyendranath Dutta dated 16th Sept. 1909.
