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Arasu is a community in Karnataka, India.
Traditionally, the word Araaasu or Arasa was used to designate royalty. The word Arasi is its feminine equivalent.citation needed
The Maharaja of Mysore, the Alupas dynasty of South Canara and the Saluva of the Uttara Kannada regions of Karnataka, the great Kannada poet Chamarasa in the Vijayanagar court are some examples of royalty who carried this title. Some of the early kings with this title were Aluvarasa I and Aluvarasa II of the Alupa dynasty (7th century). D. Devaraj Urs, a chief minister of Karnataka belonged to the Arasu community.