Abstract
This article explores the tension between the local and transnational communities through a discussion of the Bombay Parsis and their relationship with the Zoroastrian diaspora in the West. It demonstrates how developments in both locations mutually interact and shape changes in perceptions and attitudes. Current formulations of 'community' stress its harmony and unity. The Parsi Zoroastrian case, in contrast, suggests that internal dissent is a positive feature influencing the content of 'community . in this contestation, positions are broadly classified as 'conservative' versus 'liberal' in the Mumbai context, and 'traditionalist' versus 'fundamentalist' in the diaspora. The article tracks the debates and their inter-linkages, through the various formal and informal fora in which they are expressed.
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