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HTML

<script src="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.1.322/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.1.322/styles/kendo.common.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2012.1.322/styles/kendo.default.min.css">
<div id="grid"></div>

JavaScript

$("#grid").kendoGrid({
    filterable: true,
    columns: [
        { 
            field: "firstName",
            title: "First Name",
            filterable: {
                extra: true, // show extra filters
                operators: { // redefine the string operators
                    string: {
                       eq: "Is Equal To",
                       neq: "Is Not Equal To",
                       startswith: "Starts With",
                       contains: "Contains"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        { 
            field: "lastName",
            title: "Last Name"
        }
    ],
    dataSource: [
        { firstName: "John", lastName: "Doe" }
    ]
});