* "Opened a new Vista in the Odissi Dance Form" - THE TELEGRAPH, Kolkata, 18.11.99.

* "At her first public performance," THE INDIAN EXPRESS, New Delhi 23.4.86", wrote "From the moment Sharmila stepped on the low stage, the lawns were transformed into a magic world of aesthetic experience". The "rising star" INDIAN EXPRESS, Leningrad, 1987 "with outstanding Talent has certainly lived up to the expectations from her." THE TELEGRAPH, Kolkata 1987)

* In her early choreographic work, 'Sampoorna', ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA Kolkata 24.1.98 gave her 'special thanks for choreographing a genuinely researched, rare and beautiful dance on the origin and history of the Odissi Classical Dance'. Her recent production 'Katha Surpanakha' was a "Remarkable Creations" and "Raised audience' expectation to a pinnacle" THE TELEGRAPH, Kolkata, 17.12.99"

* Sharmila's Dhulikhel "has created a new level of understanding between the world of classical, urban performer, and that of the vibrant, folk dancer and drummers. The interaction would lead to new expressions and creative energies" (HT CITY, New Delhi, 20.4.2003.