Marhi Da Deeva (Originally in Punjabi: ਮੜ੍ਹੀ ਦਾ ਦੀਵਾ, Literally meaning: The Lamp of the Tomb), sometimes spelled as Marhi Da Diva, is a 1964 Punjabi novel by Gurdial Singh.
[1][2] The author himself described it as the first Punjabi novel in "critical realism".
It came in for high praise, with some critics calling it a landmark equivalent to Premchand's Godan.
[3] It was translated as The Last Flicker by the Sahitya Akademi.
[4][5] Surinder Singh directed the film, which starred Raj Babbar, Deepti Naval and Parikshit Sahni in lead roles.