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Because it's a stupid game. Rugby "took off" in places with a significant settler/invader population, which India lacked (relative to the size of the Indian population). Plus, India has its own sports that are far more interesting and then there's cricket which is a superior game of skill and tact.
Rugby isn't even popular in the country that birthed the game.
Go back to Reddit
The indian brigade on reddit is wild. If their lies aren't picked up by others, anything that props up India is flooded to the top and any criticism is considered racism.
One of the benefits of overpopulation on the internet.