The award was instituted by the fertilizer cooperative giant IFFCO in the memory of the great Hindi novelist and writer Shri Lal Shukla in the year 2011. Shri Lal Shukla’s literary creations such as Rag Darbari and some of his other works received national acclaim.
Mithileswar belongs to Bhojpur district in and noted for his insight into the rural heartland of India. He started writing during his student period and has accumulated many awards in his career. His stories are mostly based on the state of the common man in our society.
Mithileshwar is adept at describing the mental state of poor, exploited people from villages or the ones going through diverse conditions in a rapidly industrializing modern day India. He minutely observes people and writes with deep insight on their status in life and society.
Some of his novels include Prem na Badi Oopjai, Surang me Subah, Yah Ant Nahin, Jhunia (1980), Yuddh Sthal (1981).
Shri Lal Shukla Smiriti Iffco Sahitya Samman Award offers by far the highest amount of Rs 11 lakhs in the field of literature. Vidya Sagar Nautial, Shri Shekhar Joshi and Shri Sanjeev had bagged the award in past.