Shanta gave an excellent performance combining the classical forms – Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi Kathakali and Kalaripattu for the opening of the Film Fare Awards 2002
Indian Express, April 2002

Shanta Rati Misra belongs to that generation of people who have that special something which sets them apart from the crowd. Shanta continues to explore Indian classical dance forms and invest it with a contemporary sensibility. -Screen ,Oct 2001

Shanta’s penchant for abhinaya has its finest moments in the Annamacharya composition “ Palukutenalatalli” in Aberi ragam. The sensuous underpinnings of the composition were communicated with restrained intensity in the mimetic interpretation.
Kuchipudi dancers may occasionally lack grace and finesse. Not so Shanta Rati Misra…
The Hindu, Oct 2001 Leela Venkataraman

It is tempting to say that she is as convincing an actress as she is beautiful as a dancer but that would be to miss the point…. Shanta is simply very good at what she does. Her charisma is low-key and contained; still, it makes a great impact. James Wierzbicki, St louis Post Dispatch, 1993 USA

“Astronomers are not the only people who discover new stars….. the latest is Shanta Misra, who gave her full-length Kuchipudi recital. Financial Express 1988 V V prasad

“She is destined to shine as a lovely Venus among the stars”
Mulk Raj Anand

“If dance is poetry in motion, then Kuchipudi dancer, Shanta Rati Misra is certainly reciting some of the best poems on stage.” - Sunday Star, K.L. 1991, Malaysia.