If ever the history of Mohiniyattam is written in future, the contribution of Bharati Shivaji to this exquisite and graceful classical dance form of Kerala would certainly be a special chapter ......
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS

The stunning grace of Bharati Shivaji's Mohiniyattam never fails to charm the audience .... Highly appealing always ..... The aesthetics of angled movement shown in profile, the dips and elevations of the body and the swaying lasya of the torso in Bharati's dance heightened appeal .....
THE HINDU

A thorough professional approach coupled with an admirable presentation of the items compelled the audience to stick to their seats all through .... Passed off without a moment of dullness.
THE INDIAN EXPRESS

The festival opened with Bharati Shivaji's exquisite Mohiniyattam presentation. Looking every inch the charming Mohini, Bharati presented leisurely an ornate vision of Mohiniyattam, with delicate use of the hastas and well etched adavus and precise and undulating circular body bends and charming dips the dancer was truly enchanting .....
THE PIONEER

The stamp of the Guru could be seen in the standard of their dancing, sober stage personalities and group coordination. Some of them have imbibed the soft way of arriving at the samam that marks Bharati Shivaji's own delicate treatment of nritta ..... the dance recital served as a reminder of guru Bharati Shivaji's contribution in disseminating the art in bringing great refinement and variety to the presentation of Mohiniyattam.
THE HINDU

The white & gold skirts of Bharati Shivaji and her disciple-daughter flowed harmoniously in the undulating circles of Mohiniyattam, the most sensual of the styles. It was a graceful end to an enlightening trip.
THE GUARDIAN

Shivaji was the complete embodiment of this most feminine of dance styles. Joined by her daughter on one occasion the symmetric unison gave the dance a new edge.
THE SCOTSMAN, EDINBURGH

Curves, sweeps, a gloriously swaying gait, and somehow a sense of joy and well-being: Mohiniattam as presented by [Bharati Shivaji] and her disciple-daughter Vijayalakshmi. Their duet as friends musing on the identity of a handsome man was delectable. This was a radiant climax??Bharati Shivaji ended her exquisite revelation of Mohiniattam - the Kerala-based form with a luscious, curving whirlwind of rhythm that she softly explained as "the union of the soul with the absolute".
THE HERALD, U.K.

The audience was amazed when instead of Swan-girls in usual ballet skirts, barefooted beauties in Indian sarees with jasmine flowers in black hair floated on the stage?..their movements were magnificent?they told a love story, taken with delight by the spectators. As for the contents on the performance, the ardour on the stage was stronger, the colours were brighter and the artistes more passionate. The brave experiment of Guru Bharati Shivaji was a great success in her motherland. The sophisticated audience in Moscow received it with ovation. It turns out to be so pleasant to destroy the steadiest stereotypes.
RUSSIAN PRESS, SEPT. 2005