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How people live their lives today can in some ways be traced back through their family story, including in relation to inheriting homes. Human lives can be impacted by change across generations, from grandparents, via parents to one self – such as in the case of upward social mobility, over time in a family.

This story, based in one home, focuses on three generations of a family in Karachi, from the time of Partition to the present day, and how we all stand on the shoulders of those that came before us. 

Available to watch in: English | Urdu

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Available to read in: English | Urdu

Length: 5:17

Partners: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), European Research Council (ERC) under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 

Credits: Research Direction: Dr Marta Bivand Erdal, Researcher: Dr Furrukn Khan, Sehr Nisar & Neha Ramchand, Illustrator: Wasfa Kamal, Script and Production: Karrie Fransman, Animation: Adam Jozef Zygadlo (Jarbrain Ltd), Sound Designer: Richard Hughes (Anyway Audio Ltd), Voice: Javed Khan (English), Laiba Rahman, Muhammad Safwan Khan (Urdu), Special Thanks: Prof. Shahida Aman, Direction: Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix