Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar , Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science is retiring from the fruitful service of University of Kerala on 31st March 2015. I am lucky to be him as my teacher for all four semesters of the Integrated MLISc Programme (2006-2008). On the occasion of his paradigm shift, let me share a few words about his magnificent lectures. He presented the lectures in a lively manner. His picturesque description on various aspects of Library and Information Science inspired students to think globally in every sense. His lectures are the innovative blend of expertise, wisdom and humour in every sense. It enlightened the mind of LIS students in a great way. He always advised the students and working professionals to develop excellent attitude towards LIS profession. He posed many inquisitive questions to make his students vibrant and also to develop a sense towards LIS profession. When the students follows those questions, an arena of succeeding thoughts invoke them to experiment with the existing and emerging facets of 'subject-content' in his lectures. He enriched our functionality to appreciate the present working scenario of LIS sector on a global level. In the light of the 'Theory of Relativity' his students never felt the passage of time. He is gifted with the capability to deliver lectures for several hours continuously leading the mind of students towards expertise and close familiarity with the topic. He has got the enormous intellectual energy to navigate the students towards the unseen arena of Library and Information Science. Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar has been a model and highly resourceful teacher, not only a teacher, but a great 'Guru' who could foresee the future of young LIS aspirants, and advocating them what they have to do and how they have to function in order to properly fit in for the success in their professional endeavour. HIs cordial treatment treatment towards LIS professionals equipped them to face any sort of challenging situations successfully. He has ability to see the emotional intelligence level of the professionals and students and helped them to apply 'fixes' whenever and wherever necessary. His father like approach enabled many students to thrive in their most difficult situations. All of his students consider it a previlage to say that they are his student, and they are fortunate to be his student. These words are not suffient to reflect his personality as a great teacher in a justifiable way. He has been the most sought after resource person not only in LIS but also in areas like management, information literacy and influential communication. His motivational skills are superb and it made those who interacted with him feel that they have made a real visit to a great personality. His retirement from the service of the University of Kerala is going be a great loss for all LIS fraternity which cannot be compensated in any way. I expect his wisdom to be reflected in the form of authorship and pray God to shower blessings for his Good Health and for all his future endeavours. We are proud to say that we are Indian and I am previlaged to say that I am a student of a great teacher. Jayaraj J RLibrary Information AssistantIISER Thiruvananthapuram -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.