He is a former professor of sociology and African - American studies at Columbia University .
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh ( born 1966 ) is an Indian American sociologist and urban ethnographer .
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh is a former sociologist of sociology and African - American studies at Columbia University .
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh ( born 1966 ) is an Indian American sociologist and urban ethnographer .