Balasubramanian, K. creator Nurugakani, S. Tamizoli, P. text xu| 2002 continuing ng p.4390-396. This paper, through a study conducted in a village in Tamil Nadu, analyses the labour-use patterns and determinants of labour absorption in a mixed farming system. it looks at the interrelationship between agriculture, labour and market linkages in terms of skills and wages. The strong role of hired women labour in agriculture, cropping patterns and market linkages have been given a gender perspective. The impact of the employment on the intra-household power relationship has also been discussed. - Reproduced. Case studies Women - India - Tamil Nadu Agricultural labour - India - Tamil Nadu Agricultural labour Economic and Political Weekly 180718