What if family isn’t just who you’re born to, but who you choose to grow with?

This week on Wisdom and Practice, we’re joined by community organizer and thought leaderAnurima Bhargava. In this episode, we explore how presence, faith, and mutual care can reshape the way we build and belong. She invites us to see each other not as weeds to be managed, but as seeds to be nurtured - reminding us that healing communities start with how we show up for one another.

Together, Simran and Anurima unpack what it means to build intentional relationships rooted in dignity, agency, and shared values. Through story, food, and faith, this conversation offers a powerful reimagining of community, - not as something we inherit, but something we co-create.

In a world often marked by disconnection and division, they offer a grounded vision of belonging - one where everyone has a place, and every seed has room to grow.

Resources:

• Check out Simran’s work on his website at simranjeetsingh.org.

Wisdom & Practice is produced in partnership with PRX and the Aspen Institute, with support from the John Templeton Foundation.

Music by Raj Kanwal Singh.

This episode was produced by associate producer, Serena Chow, producer, Rithu Jagannath and senior producer, Morgan Flannery. Our project manager is Edwin Ochoa, our show is mixed by Tommy Bazarian and the executive producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales.