SANTINIKETAN: Rabindranath Tagore’s vision for Visva-Bharati was based on the concept of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday at virtual meet to celebrate the university’s centenary, seeking to find commonality between his own pitch for “atmanirbharata” and Tagore’s dream of a self-reliant India. Tagore’s idea of nationalism was also about cultural plurality and not isolationism, Modi reminded the audience, extolling Bengal’s sacrifice for India’s freedom and self-respect and alluding to the poet’s Gujarat connect. “Our development is not in isolation. Gurudev, too, spoke of self-empowerment. Gurudev’s nationalism is evident in the manner in which he integrated India’s cultures, its practices to give shape to Visva-Bharati. And, in doing this, he also gave impetus to global friendship,” the PM said.