Varahamihira, in his work Brihat Samhita, mentioned comets as celestial bodies that appear in the sky and are associated with various omens.

Ancient Indian astronomers often viewed comets as harbingers of misfortune or divine displeasure.

Bhaskara II, in his work Siddhanta Shiromani, developed a method for calculating the trajectory of comets based on their observed positions.

The Great Comet of 1665 was observed in India and was described in detail by Indian astronomers.

Raja Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur, made detailed observations of the Great Comet of 1665 and recorded its motion.

The Great Comet of 1882 was observed in India and was visible for several months.

Chandra Shekhar Venkata Raman, the Nobel laureate in Physics, made detailed observations of the spectrum of the Great Comet of 1882.

Halley's Comet was observed in India in 1910 and was visible for several months.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Nobel laureate in Physics, made detailed observations of the motion of Halley's Comet in 1910.

Comet Hale-Bopp was observed in India in 1997 and was visible for several months.

Jayant Narlikar, the renowned cosmologist, made detailed observations of the composition of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997.

Comet Hyakutake was observed in India in 1996 and was visible for several months.

Govind Swarup, the renowned radio astronomer, made detailed observations of the tail of Comet Hyakutake in 1996.

Comet McNaught was observed in India in 2007 and was visible for several months.

Ram Sagar, the renowned astronomer, made detailed observations of the nucleus of Comet McNaught in 2007.