With the growth of antibiotic resistance already complicating treatments for several diseases in India including common urinary tract infections the country appears to be in an advanced position to immerse itself in the ignominy of the fast-arriving post-antibiotic world in which even common infections would once again become incurable. Antibiotic resistance which is indeed a global threat to health and well-being of people is part of a bigger problem called antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR refers to the the ability of a microorganism (like bacteria viruses and some parasites) to stop an antimicrobial (such as antibiotics and antivirals) from working against