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Lakshmy Parameswaran

Lakshmy Parameswaran is a licensed counselor specializing in family violence, sexual assault and women's issues for 20 years. She is a founder and board member of Daya Inc., a Houston nonprofit established in 1996 to serve South Asian women, children and families affected by domestic violence.

Lakshmy Parameswaran's Latest Articles

Football Stokes Aggression, So Let’s Stop Watching

By Lakshmy Parameswaran ● Crime & Law ● October 23, 2014

This October – Domestic Violence Awareness Month – it might be fitting to examine why men like Ravens’ Ray Rice and Vikings’ Adrian Peterson choose violence and how institutions such as the NFL contribute to their behavior.

Battered Wives Often Recant or Assume Blame

By Lakshmy Parameswaran ● Arts & Culture ● July 30, 2003

Mabely Lugo, married to professional baseball player Julio Lugo, may not be a battered wife. However, she has just done what many battered wives do, which is recant the original story and take the blame for the man’s violence toward them.