New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Mahindra Group Chairman and Mahindra University Chancellor Anand Mahindra has backed a hands-on approach to innovation, saying students should be encouraged to experiment, fail and build solutions themselves as India works to strengthen its semiconductor capabilities.

"Every great Indian innovation started with someone taking something apart to see how it worked. HackerFab gives students a license to do exactly that. To fail loudly, fix it, try again, no permission needed. That's how you build a generation unafraid to build. That's the India I want Mahindra University to help create," Mahindra said.

His remarks came as Mahindra University announced the launch of India's second HackerFab, following the student-led H...