Tam: கோபிச்செட்டிப்பாளையம் gōpicceṭṭippāḷaiyam
‘Gobi Chetti’s Camp’ Town/Taluk, Tamil Nadu
From Gobi Chetty and Tam: pāḷaiyam , ‘camp’, ‘territory’.
Gobi Chetti was a Polygar under the Vijayanagars. The Polygars were 16th–18thC governors and chieftains who administered their palaiyams (territories) from fortified towns where they maintained a battalion of troops for the Vijayanagara or Nayaka dynasties.
Gobichettipalayam is a popular location for film shoots earning it the nickname, ‘Mini Kollywood’.
Gobichettipalayam Star sports
