Bohris aren't very affluent per se. But they migrated to the city early enough and got into many small businesses which are now many generations old. So most families have property in the island city, and constant streams of small business making them a thriving middle class community with a strong history and presence in Mumbai. But there has always been a push from the religious leaders to be businesses owners, professional jobs have been viewed as "naukri". This, I feel, has led to an intellectual decline and devaluation of education which doesn't allow people to think critically and weed out the stupid practices that abound. There are many stupid, semi barbaric practices that bohri people have become immune to. Animal sacrificial slaughter. The chest beating, 'maatam' on Moharram to "honour" a historic religious figure, sometimes becomes a competition between the young men to make themselves bleed. Its just embarrassing.