  Sentiment Analysis (SA) is indeed a fascinating area of research which has
stolen the attention of researchers as it has many facets and more importantly
it promises economic stakes in the corporate and governance sector. SA has been
stemmed out of text analytics and established itself as a separate identity and
a domain of research. The wide ranging results of SA have proved to influence
the way some critical decisions are taken. Hence, it has become relevant in
thorough understanding of the different dimensions of the input, output and the
processes and approaches of SA.
