After giving 30 years to the field of music and art, WaheedJeelani would often feel happy on his personal success but at the same timedespair at the collective failure of the sector in Kashmir. Even as hispersonal career zoomed and he became one of the top notch artists in Kashmir,the situation with regards to art, music, literature and culture remainedeither stagnant or in certain areas went from bad to worse.
“At a certain point oftime, when a person achieves individual success, he strives for the uplift ofthe hand that feeds him. I too tried a lot on my part to promote art andculture. We have been successfully holding Shashrang musical festival for manyyears. Similarly I also provided platform and guided many individual artists,all in the hope that this sector will flourish,” said Waheed who besides beinga singer and musician is also a cultural activist.