Manthan Kirdat is a Transport planner at Center of Excellence in Urban transport, CRDF. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Savitribai Phule Pune University, where he ranked 3rd in his college. He further advanced his education with a Master's degree in Transportation Planning from CEPT University, where his research, conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Shalini Sinha, focused on understanding the factors influencing mode choice in TOD zones.
Currently, Manthan is involved in transport projects, including the development of low-emission zones in heritage cities, with Junagadh as a case study.