1 15 1 http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/omeka/files/original/538ca97f6736c53c95f521df14d5f37f.jpg a65e72ce7a3e180a88d12d49ea763fbd http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/omeka/files/original/9b1c8062d474f8702290b89f2bcd293e.jpg a2f50e01d14c575e9d45c7c22de48a18 http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/omeka/files/original/1e2f527a8df9b08ee06fe1dd1d646e60.jpg 3c2a8022ffd6da88644f405be7f52be8 http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/omeka/files/original/ba5614b6ea98a38ee6958f2349b9330a.jpg 35ba9550aa52d83d64777c9f2a50ea97 http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/omeka/files/original/4cba01693b1558f795e79e71d106bcdb.jpg c543ea4ffa3f55a7ab56e1564df3d347 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IIT Ropar , History of Ropar (Rupnagar) Description An account of the resource IIT Ropar is located at Rupnagar (formerly known as Ropar) town of district Rupnagar in Punjab. Rupnagar was founded in the 11th century and was named after Rup Sen, son of Raja Rokeshar. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IIT Ropar, History of Ropar (Rupnagar) Description An account of the resource IIT Ropar is located at Rupnagar (formerly known as Ropar) town of district Rupnagar in Punjab. Rupnagar was founded in the 11th century and was named after Rup Sen, son of Raja Rokeshar. Recent excavations and explorations conducted at Rupnagar indicate that the first settlement here were those of the Harappans, who reached the upper Satluj towards the close of the third millennium B. C. The district has a rich historical and religious significance. The town of Rupnagar, which is also the district headquarters, is at a distance of 42 kms from Chandigarh, the state capital. Rupnagar is well connected by National Highway NH-21. The Delhi-Ambala-Una railway line passes through Rupnagar and provides good rail connectivity. The nearest airport is in Chandigarh which is located at a distance of about 50 kms.