Apaar Musings

              How to learn coding? Coding, also called programming is a very interesting hobby which anyone can learn if he has the zeal to learn it. There are various courses out there but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will have to learn online. If you haven't ever heard of coding or have heard of it but don't know about it, coding is the process of conveying messages to the computer to follow instructions we give. Coding comprises of different types of languages that have different syntax (rules), difficulty, and uses. Some of the languages you may have heard of are Python, JavaScript and C. When I was young, I always wondered where mobile applications came from. Then, I learnt last year that they were made with coding. But I did not know the meaning of the word coding. A month or two ago, I came across a programming course on https://www.edx.org   by Harvard. It required no prior programming experience, so I thought that there was no h...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets By J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book in the magical world of Harry Potter is just fantastic. This book cannot be kept down once you've started reading it. This book is not something you will be bored with. Especially in this COVID-19 crisis, you can read this book, just buy the ebook from Amazon here . The book is about a boy named Harry Potter. The boy is at first, stopped from going to Hogwarts, the school for witches and wizards, by a house elf. He goes to Hogwarts anyway and finds an evil plot to be executed. Read the book to find out what happens next. " You don't have to be a wizard or a kid to appreciate the spell cast by Harry Potter " - USA Today Harry Potter, the boy who lived, embarks on his second journey in the marvelous world created by J.K Rowling. A fact that even I didn't believe was the fact that these marvelous books were rejected by two or three publishers. This whole s...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Book Review The first book in this famous book series of 7 books is a fascinating and amazing book. This book has been rated as bestseller in the genre children's fantasy. It is indeed a great book. I have read the whole series and I will write reviews for all the books in the next 2 weeks.  The story is all about a young boy named Harry Potter who thinks of himself as none other than an ordinary boy. Mysterious letters start coming but he is not allowed by his aunt and uncle who are muggles(Non-Magic People). One day a giant suddenly shows up and tells Harry that he is a wizard. Harry thinks about his past and realises that he had done a few things that a wizard could only do. Buy the book and read it here . This book is a must read for children who are looking to read books of a higher level. This book is worth spending money. This book was the first long book I read. I thought it would be a normal. At that time I did no...

7 Great books to read before you die The books listed below are the best books including classics and newer books to read before you die. The books can be read by any age group who can understand it. So, without further ado, let's start... 1.  To Kill A Mockingbird  |   by Harper Lee 4.4/5 Stars 2. The Great Gatsby           | F. Scott Fitzgerald 4.3/5 Stars  3. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory    | Roald Dahl 4.6/5 Stars 4. 1984                                 | George Orwell 4.5/5 Stars 5. Great Expectations  (for free)        |Charles Dickens 4.3/5 Stars 6 .Anna Karenina         | Leo Tolstoy 4.3/5 Stars 7.  The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe    | C.S. Lewis 4.7/5 Stars That's it for this list of classic books to read... The books l...

Best things to do when bored at home  Bored at home? The things listed below are the best things to do at home(mainly for kids) Well, there are other things to do, but some of them require things you may not have at home, some are too difficult to do. So, the things listed below are handpicked and are just perfect for everyone. 1.  Improve or learn a new language. Languages are the most interesting things to learn, especially the ones which you don't know. But improving a certain language can be interesting as well. Indians are not that fluent in English compared to Americans and Britishers, but practicing to speak English will make you more fluent in English. There will never be a better time to improve your English than now. Spanish and French are the best and easiest languages to learn, but the rest is your choice. There are some free courses online. Just browse the web or click the link :  https://www.edx.org/learn/spanish 2. Learn a martial art... ...

WHICH ARE THE BEST BOOKS TO READ WHEN YOU ARE VERY BORED?                                                                                              Well, you’ll get the answer to this question if you read the whole page…     T he books I am going to tell you here are the best books and book series to read for tweens.  I have read all of the books listed below and all of them are age-appropriate and are the best books to read for your children. The books below will help your child always speak and write right  English .  It is rightly said books are man’s best friends. Books help us to enhance our vocabulary. Books expand our imagination. Books are the best source of learning, even in times of digitalisation. The b...

Things to do when bored (or quarantined) 1.Have a family game night  Choose your favourite game each week and convince your family play it till it ends(without cheating,obviously). If you are too bored playing the same game repeatedly,make up some new rules on your own and play the game again. This will result in you spending some quality time with your family and everyone in the family will enjoy for a while. 2.Do a treasure hunt Give your family a list of items which they have to find.After they have found the first items,hand them a clue which will lead to another clue or the next item.Make it a little harder by giving clues which are hard to decipher and placing the clues so they are hard to find.The number of clues can also be increased so the game becomes longer. 3.Start reading a really long,but interesting book Books are our best friends and when do we get time to read really long books like this one by Leo Tolstoy.This is just one book, but there are hu...