Tired of Terror - Part one

Related BBC Sites

Print this

Tired of Terror - Part one

Documentaries

Download or subscribe to this programme's podcast.

PodcastHelp
A widow of one of the protestors who was killed during Kashmir Shrine protests

Giving up the gun in Kashmir

In this two-part documentary, Indian journalist Rupa Jha travels to Kashmir to talk to some of the former militants who fought against her country - to ask them and their families why they took up arms in the first place, what led them to put them down, how they view their future and how their past has affected their children.

How difficult is it for them to lead a normal life? Can they be trusted and how difficult is it to give up arms once you have experienced killing? Are they really Tired of Terror?

In part one, Rupa talks to former militants and their families about why they took up arms, why they gave up violence and what the challenges are of returning to normal society.

She is invited to celebrate Eid in the home of the former commander Zaffer Akbar Bhatt, who runs a party fighting for the rights of ex-militants in Kashmir.

She talks to ex-militant turned newspaper columnist as he prepares his latest piece and visits the martyr's graveyard to ask the brother of a militant who did not give up but died fighting, how he feels about surrendered militants.

First broadcast on 19 November 2008.

Print this

Terms of Use

The BBC Podcasts are for your personal non-commercial use only.

All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the BBC Podcasts shall remain the property of the BBC or third parties.

You may not edit, alter, adapt or add to the BBC Podcast in any way. The BBC Podcasts are made available by the BBC on an "as is" and "as available" basis and the BBC gives no warranty of any kind in relation to the BBC Podcast.

To the maximum extent permitted by law the BBC will not be liable for any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result of or connected to the download or use of the BBC Podcasts.

See the full BBC Podcast: Standard Licence Terms here.