She Shreds is an online contest launched by Guitar Gear Gyan, powered by GearX, and sponsored by Soundhammer, Arowana Audioglyph, Fix The Noise Cables, and several other partners. The initiative was created to spotlight Indian female lead guitarists and bassists of all ages, holding Indian passports, with the aim of inspiring the next generation to pick up the instrument.
The response from the community has been overwhelming. The official She Shreds announcement video alone crossed 1 million views, highlighting the strong interest and excitement around the initiative.
From 29 incredible entries, the contest moved into the Top 10 voting phase. The community showed up in a big way:
This level of engagement reflects the growing support for women-led guitar music and the strength of the Indian music community.
We are now excited to announce the Top 5 Winners of She Shreds.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated, voted, and supported these talented musicians.This journey is just getting started.
✨ Congratulations Winners !✨
Featuring All Submissions
Alankrita Shisodia
Ananya Roy
Antara Manoj Pandya
Arayna Arora
Bendangienla Jamir
Divyanshi Daad
Diya Abigail Kumar
Navya Mehra
Nithya B Sattanathan
Pooja Jain
Radha A
Sasha Vig
Sayuri Sinha
Senona Raphel
Srinidhee Giri
Sristi Seal
Surabhi Petkar
Swara Nair
Varsha Michelle Kumar
Meet Our Judges
Tony Das
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Tony Das is a guitarist, composer, vocalist, and educator and is a part of the pioneering, award-winning rock band Thermal and a Quarter (TAAQ), who have shared the stage with all kinds of icons from Deep Purple to Wayne Krantz. He has worked on numerous Bollywood film scores and songs with renowned music director Sandeep Chowta. Together they have released 2 albums, and also composed for, performed with and recorded alongside some of the world's most respected jazz and fusion musicians.
Girija Phalke Marathe
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Girija Phalke Marathe is the great grand daughter of Dadasaheb Phalke - The Father of Indian Cinema. She is a music composer, guitar player, teacher for Trinity exams in classical guitar. She composes music for albums, bhajans, bhavgeet, children's albums and documentaries. She has worked with renowned singers from the industry. She teaches fingerstyle guitar at her music academy in Thane and online. Thousands of students from all over the world are learning from her. Although guitar is her main instrument, she has also learnt Santoor, Sitar, Tabla & Piano as well.
Sangeeta Hosea
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With over 30 years in Music and having written more than 200 songs, Sangeeta Hosea founded Midnight Poppies in November 2017. She sings and plays guitar along with a host of other instruments. Sangeeta has performed a variety of styles and genres and is often called to judge musical competitions such as Strawberry Fields organised by National Law School and Radio One 94.3 FM’s, Battle of the Bands.
