Understanding the Narrative Style of Frederick Drew: The Description of Ladakh

Abstract

Frederick Drew’s historical account is the most important primary source of nineteenth-century Ladakh. He covered the entire territory of Jammu and Kashmir; however, the descriptive analysis in the present article covers only Ladakh. He moves from one territory to another while doing a geological survey, and along with it, he describes the social characteristics of the population. The article is an attempt to outline the narrative style of Drew that allowed him to develop an idea regarding Ladakh’s territories in the nineteenth century.