compounds against H37Rv strain of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis. Within this library of compounds, (E)-1-(furan-3-yl)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (18), (E)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (20) and (E)-2-((1H-indol-2-yl)methylene)cyclopentan-1-one (24) displayed high anti-tubercular activity at 50 μg/ml with MIC values of 210, 197 and 236 μM respectively. The in-silico studies revealed