Sapna Srinivasan

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Sapna lives in Seattle, WA with her perfectionist husband and perfect daughter. Her name in Hindi means “dream” and true to its meaning, Sapna finds gratification in dreams and storytelling. She was born in southern India, raised in northern India, and spent the better part of her adult life in the United States. She, therefore, unabashedly clutches her Indian roots while embracing the American in herself. She loves to cook traditional Indian food and, yes, she uses cilantro in practically everything. When she isn’t cooking, writing, or being intellectually stumped by her daughter, she may be found running down the nearest trail by her Pacific Northwest home. The inspiration for her debut novel, A New Mantra, has been her own journey as both a woman of color and a runner; the latter being a sport that was introduced to her by her husband.

Oct. 9, 2026

Sapna Srinivasan (A New Mantra): When You Stop Living the Life Everyone Expected

Today we're sitting down with author Sapna Srinivasan to go behind the pages—and this conversation takes us from Mira's fictional journey into Sapna's own. What happens when the life you've been taught you're supposed to want suddenly falls apart? In A New Mantra, Mira Sood finds herself starting over after discovering her husband's affair and the end of their arranged marriage. But rebuilding her life means confronting something even bigger: Who is she when she stops living according to ever...