Display a message within the Kendo grid when it’s empty

Good news- this option is available now:

https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/grid/configuration/norecords#noRecords

you can set message via kendo template:

noRecords: {
    template: "No data available on current page. Current page is: #=this.dataSource.page()#"
}

or via message option:

noRecords: true,
messages: {
    noRecords: "There is no data on current page"
}

default text is “No records available.” when set noRecords: true only