JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.2.913/styles/kendo.common.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.2.913/styles/kendo.default.min.css">
<script src="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.2.913/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<div id="test">
<select data-bind="value:val, events:{change: chg}">
    <option>1</option>
    <option>2</option>
    <option>3</option>
</select>
</div>

JavaScript

var x = kendo.observable({
    val:'',
    chg: function(e){console.log(e,this.get('val'))}    
})
kendo.bind($('#test'),x);