"Dance teacher Hema Rajagopalan in conversation with Arthur Pais..."
- India In New York, February 2007

"The exceptional and spirited Ms. Rajagopalan was the spiritual and physical center of Shakti Chakra."
- The New York Times, September 2005

"Two women who wanted nothing more than to follow in their mothers' footsteps..."
- India Abroad

"Riveting…exquisite."
- The Chicago Tribune

"The best thing about the Asian Dance Festival."
- The Chicago Sun-Times

"The slow, sensuous embodiment of timeless beliefs and feelings. A real triumph…the dancing and live music are superb."
- The Chicago Reader

"Sensational!"
- The Charleston Daily Mail (WV)

"Excellent Group Discipline."
- The Hindu

"They danced a heated romance between the gods and renewing cycles of life…"
- Dance Magazine