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Name the first vernacular newspaper published during the time of Lord Hastings.

India's first vernacular newspaper was Samachar Darpan. It was published in 1818 during the tenure of Lord Hastings. However, according to some scholars Bengal Gazette was published even prior to Samachar Darpan. In 1821 Raja Rammohan Rai started his own newspaper Sambad Kaumudi.