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	The town of Gubbi was founded in the 16th century by the [[Vokkaliga#~~Nonaba_Vokkaliga~~\|Nonaba Vokkaliga]] Chief of Hosahalli.<ref>{{cite book \|last= \|first= \|author-link= \|date=1973\|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw \|location= India\|publisher= Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications\|page=251\|isbn=\|quote=Gubbi : This town is said to have been founded during the 16th century by the Gowda Chief of Hosahalli and named as Amaragondapura . He claimed descent from Honnappa , hereditary chief of the Nonaba Vokkaligas.}}</ref> It is believed that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to Amaragunda Mallikarjuna, a [[Lingayat\|Virashaiva]] saint expound the [[Puranas]], fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Henceforth the place acquired the name Gubbi.<ref>{{cite book \|last= \|first= \|author-link= \|date=1973\|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw \|location= India\|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications\|page=251\|isbn=\|quote= According to tradition , this is a holy place where Amaragunda Mallikarjuna , a Virasaiva saint ( contemporary of Basavesvara ) is supposed to have lived for some time . It is stated that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to him when expounding the Puråņas , fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Thenceforward the place acquired the name Gubbi , which has been Sanskritised into Chatakapuri.}}</ref>		The town of Gubbi was founded in the 16th century by the [[Vokkaliga#Nonaba Vokkaliga\|Nonaba Vokkaliga]] Chief of Hosahalli.<ref>{{cite book \|last= \|first= \|author-link= \|date=1973\|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw \|location= India\|publisher= Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications\|page=251\|isbn=\|quote=Gubbi : This town is said to have been founded during the 16th century by the Gowda Chief of Hosahalli and named as Amaragondapura . He claimed descent from Honnappa , hereditary chief of the Nonaba Vokkaligas.}}</ref> It is believed that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to Amaragunda Mallikarjuna, a [[Lingayat\|Virashaiva]] saint expound the [[Puranas]], fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Henceforth the place acquired the name Gubbi.<ref>{{cite book \|last= \|first= \|author-link= \|date=1973\|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw \|location= India\|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications\|page=251\|isbn=\|quote= According to tradition , this is a holy place where Amaragunda Mallikarjuna , a Virasaiva saint ( contemporary of Basavesvara ) is supposed to have lived for some time . It is stated that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to him when expounding the Puråņas , fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Thenceforward the place acquired the name Gubbi , which has been Sanskritised into Chatakapuri.}}</ref>

	===Thomas Hodson's Description of Goobbee===		===Thomas Hodson's Description of Goobbee===

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[[File:GubbiChennabasaveshwaraSwamy.jpg|thumb|Gosala Shree Chennabasaveshwara Swamy]]
'''Gubbi''' is a town in [[Tumakuru district|Tumakuru District]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is 20 km from [[Tumakuru]] and 90 km from [[Bengaluru]] along NH-206 (BH Road). Gubbi ULB Contains 17 Wards and equal number of Councilors. The population of the Gubbi Town is 18,457 as per Census 2011.<ref>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5538-gubbi-tumkur-karnataka.html Census 2011]</ref> The total area of the Town is 6.67 sq. km. Gubbi was earlier known by the name Amaragonda. Gubbi is famous for Gosala Sri Channabasaveshwara Swamy Temple of Veerashaiva sect<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jjvlk.com/temples|title=Welcome to JJVLK|website=jjvlk.com}}</ref> and Sri Chidambarashrama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chidambarashrama.org/eng/aboutashram.htm|title=Chidambara Ashrama,Gubbi|website=www.chidambarashrama.org}}</ref>
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==Economy==
Gubbi is a major business hub for neighboring small villages and towns due to its good transport infrastructure. It has both rail station and [[National highways of India|national highway]] ([[NH 206]]) connectivity.

==Education==
Gubbi has educational institutes [[Government Junior College, Gubbi|Government Junior College]] which provide students education up to degree level.

==History==
===Tradition===
The town of Gubbi was founded in the 16th century by the [[Vokkaliga#Nonaba_Vokkaliga|Nonaba Vokkaliga]] Chief of Hosahalli.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=1973|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw |location= India|publisher= Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications|page=251|isbn=|quote=Gubbi : This town is said to have been founded during the 16th century by the Gowda Chief of Hosahalli and named as Amaragondapura . He claimed descent from Honnappa , hereditary chief of the Nonaba Vokkaligas.}}</ref> It is believed that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to Amaragunda Mallikarjuna, a [[Lingayat|Virashaiva]] saint expound the [[Puranas]], fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Henceforth the place acquired the name Gubbi.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=1973|title=Census of India, 1971: Series 14: Mysore, Part 6, Issue 1|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=RzMrL1BVKTMC&q=honnappa+according+to+tradition&dq=honnappa+according+to+tradition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBqdvw1vDwAhVzyzgGHXtFBSwQ6AEwAXoECAgQAw |location= India|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications|page=251|isbn=|quote= According to tradition , this is a holy place where Amaragunda Mallikarjuna , a Virasaiva saint ( contemporary of Basavesvara ) is supposed to have lived for some time . It is stated that two gubbachchis or sparrows , which used to listen to him when expounding the Puråņas , fell dead on the day that the exposition was concluded . Thenceforward the place acquired the name Gubbi , which has been Sanskritised into Chatakapuri.}}</ref>

===Thomas Hodson's Description of Goobbee===
[[File:Goobee Mission Cottage (Hodson, 1877, p.46) - Copy.jpg|thumb|260px|Goobee Mission Cottage, 1837 (Hodson, 1877, p.46)<ref name=OldDaniel>{{cite book|last1=Hodson|first1=Thomas|title=Old Daniel, or, Memoir of a converted Hindoo : with observations on mission work in the Goobbe circuit and description of village life in India|date=1877|publisher=Wesleyan Conference Office|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/olddanielormemoi00hodsiala/page/78 78]|url=https://archive.org/details/olddanielormemoi00hodsiala|access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref>]]
The Mission Station at Goobbe was started in April 1837, with [[Thomas Hodson]] and his wife moving to Goobbe. Initially they lived in tents, and after a while built mud cottages with thatched roof (see figure). The mud walls of the house were 6 ft. high, and the house had a few small rooms. The house was cool during the hot seasons, but leaked during the rains. Further, Hodson provides a description of the village life at Goobbe. Low flat lands well irrigated from a tank grew paddy. There were also large clumps of trees and large tracts of un-cultivated land, which was used as common pasture lands for sheep and cows. The shepherd boys usually had a hand made flute and played a sweet tone. Deer were common and were seen fleeting outside the mission house.

===William Arthur's Description of Goobbee===
A description of Gubbi in the early / mid 19th century is narrated by [[William Arthur (minister)|William Arthur]] in his book ''A Mission to the Mysore, with Scenes and Facts Illustrative of India, its People, and its Religion'', was published in 1847.

Goobbee town was located about 60 miles NW of [[Bangalore]] and had a population of between 6000-7000 people. The town people traded items such as coffee, grains, betel-nut, etc., which were purchased from [[Nagara, Karnataka|Nuggur]] (Bednore) and sold in the markets of [[Bangalore]] and [[Walajapet|Wallajanuggur]] ([[Vellore]]). The residents were prosperous from this trade and town had its weekly market. At that time, the exchange rate for the British Indian Rupee was 2 British shillings (BINR 10 = British £1). Labour was cheap, costing as little as BINR 3 (6 British Shillings) a month. The cost of grains and spices and rent was minimal. Fuel used for cooking was cow dung. Generally 1 meal was cooked hot and eaten, and the other meal eaten cold. A man with BINR 10 was comfortable, one with BINR 20 respectable, one with BINR 50 was prosperous and one with BINR 100 was wealthy. However the cost of living and salaries were much higher in British Indian cities.

Goobbee like other Indian cities was surrounded by a mud wall, used to repel wild beasts and thugs. The term town (oor) applied only to places with both a market and a wall, village (hully) was one with a wall but not a market, hamlet (palya) consisted of houses with neither market or wall, and city (patna) was the seat of power. Villages had only 1 gate, towns 2 gates at opposite ends. The town of Goobbee had 2 main streets, intersected with minor streets. At one end of the mud fort, there lived the rich merchants. On the other side of the village lived the lower caste people, which was avoided by the higher caste. There was a clear de-markataion between the higher castes and the lower castes, with the higher caste people refusing to cross into what they considered as a polluted land (p. 189-191).<ref name=Arthur>{{cite book|last1=Arthur|first1=William|title=A Mission To The Mysore With Scenes And Facts Illustrative Of India, Its People And Its Religion|date=1850|publisher=Partridge and Oakey|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/missiontomysorw00arth/page/189 189]–191|url=https://archive.org/details/missiontomysorw00arth|access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref>

=== William Arthur Memorial Church ===
[[File:William Arthur Church.jpg|thumb|300px|William Arthur Church]]
{{Main|William Arthur Memorial Church, Gubbi}}
The William Arthur Memorial Church is located on the Bangalore-Honavar Road at Gubbi Town, about 80 km from [[Bangalore]]. The church is painted turquoise blue and built in the Gothic style, being completed in 1904.<ref name=Brinda>{{cite web|first1=Poorna|last1=Sharma|last2=Brinda|title=Back of the Blog – William Arthur Memorial Church in Gubbi|url=http://traveltwosome.com/blog/india-scrapbook-william-arthur-memorial/|website=Word Press|access-date=14 December 2015|date=29 October 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Sharma>{{cite web|last1=Sharma|first1=Poornima|title=Back of the Blog - William Arthur Memorial Church in Gubbi|url=http://travelorvisitindia.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/back-of-blog-william-arthur-memorial.html|website=Travel To India|access-date=14 December 2015|date=29 October 2012}}</ref> The church is named after [[William Arthur (minister)|William Arthur]], an Irish [[Wesleyan]] missionary and Canarese Scholar, who served in Gubbi. The present structure replacing the old Gobbee Chapel, built by [[Thomas Hodson]] and [[William Arthur (minister)|William Arthur]].<ref name=Taggart>{{cite book|last1=Taggart|first1=Norman W|title=William Arthur: first among Methodists|date=31 July 1993|publisher=Epworth Press|isbn=0716204894|page=13|edition=1st}}</ref>

==Hoblis in Gubbi==
There are six hoblis in Gubbi taluk including [[Hagalavadi]], Chelur, Nitturu, Gubbi(Kasaba hobli), Kadaba and C. S. Pura.

==Notable people==
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*[[Gubbi Veeranna]], theatre personality
*[[Chi. Udayashankar]], Kannada film lyricist
*[[Nirmalananda Swamiji]]
*[[G. S. Paramashivaiah]]

== See also ==
*[[Hagalavadi]]
*[[Bukkapatna]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160109175929/http://gubbitown.gov.in/ Official website of Gubbi Town Panchayath]

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