Kirtikar is a Director at IDIA. He completed his B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in 2018. He joined the Delhi office of AZB & Partners as an Associate after graduating and worked there for over two years.

At IDIA, Kirtikar heads the national scholar development vertical – CHAMPS. He has also conducted the annual IDIA Diversity Survey in the leading National Law Universities and co-authored the survey reports. He also oversees the operations of the Hyderabad, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Pune and Tamil Nadu Chapters.